How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
as soon as possible; ASAP
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
last night; yesterday evening
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
excessive; too much; unreasonable
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to entrust; to leave to a person
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
interruption; suspension; break
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter