history of; experience of
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to intend; to be sure that
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
clothes; clothing; garments
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
business discussion; negotiation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to wring the neck; to strangle
little finger; pinky; little toe
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price