permission; approval; authorization; license
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
sour look; surly face; pout
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
as much as one can; as much as possible
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to rest one's chin in one's hands
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
great difference; big difference; wide margin
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
there is nothing; having nothing
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge