to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
preference; priority; precedence
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
price; cost; value; worth; value
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
transactions; dealings; business
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to look around; to survey
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
immediately; right away; on the spot
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
trivia; snippet of knowledge
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession