Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
future; possible; potential; prospective
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
invisibly; secretly; privately
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
scene; spectacle; sight; view
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both