purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
repentance; confession; penitence
not covered (by); not subject (to)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
sequel; later development
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
within; inside of; less than
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to keep (a person) waiting
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
with a broad grin; smirking
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
pharmaceutical (drug) company
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
to sew up; to sew together
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa