sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
private plan; one's own plan
in case of; at that time; at this time
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
library; book collection; paperback book
chief; main; principal; major
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to get a reputation as a philanderer
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
table of contents; contents
box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
extended leave; long vacation
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
display and sale of new products
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to make up one's mind; to be determined