to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
since the dawn of history
to face on; to look out on to
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
high-quality goods; luxury item
financial world; business circles
difference; discrepancy; variation
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
representative director; spokesperson for a board of directors
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
division by 1000; one-thousandth
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)