bribe; sweetener; douceur
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to leave to one's imagination
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
box-office takings; box-office revenue
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
but; however; although; though