appointment; rendezvous; date
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
writing (e.g. as a profession)
training room (hall); gymnasium
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
raising an army; launching business
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
financials; on the funding (capital) side
hard (life); tough (world)
whole area; entire region
amount of sugar; sugar content
to gain weight; to put on weight
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
polish; improvement; burnishing
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to detain; to check; to restrain
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
complete change; about-face