temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
preparations for returning (home)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
land subsidence; decline in influence
insurance payout; insurance money
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
10th day of the month; ten days
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to get hungry; to become hungry
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to close (one's eyes); to shut
article; thing; object; property; real estate
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home