sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
thorough; exhaustive; complete
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to try to do; to attempt to do
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
upper floor (of a building)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
last week; the week before
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)