trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
never mind!; don't worry about it
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
else; in addition; besides
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
adoration; admiration; devotion