nature; property; disposition
fickle; having many romantic interests
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to drink up; to drain (cup)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
the first and second; a few
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
outline; summary; argument
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be touching; to be moving
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)