wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
down to earth; reasonable
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
about when; about what time; how soon
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
trial product; prototype model
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student