smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to use and then throw away
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
shoji (paper sliding door)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
the front; honest; upright; decent
means; way; method; measure