complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
exclusive; attached to; specialist
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
counter for wheels and flowers
to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
love affair; love relationship
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
only recently; just of late
to take a growing interest in
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
small saucepan; small pot
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
take the opportunity to (do something else)
working in the fields; working on a farm
level; standard; water level
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
prompt; immediate; in real time