to accept; to receive; to agree
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
surely; certainly; without doubt
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
second arrow; second move; second step
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to like; to love; to be fond of
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
as you see; as you can see
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
town girl; girl raised in a town
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)