on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
misremembering; remembering incorrectly; mistaken memory
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
participation; joining; entry
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
top recommendation; something highly recommended
men and women of all ages
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
much less; to say nothing of