string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
rational; reasonable; logical
sanity; consciousness; soberness
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
in perfect form; going swimmingly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
at a loose end; having nothing to do
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of