to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to become empty; to be emptied
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
practice; practising; training; study
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
late at night; small hours of the morning
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to be helpful; to be useful
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
reason; cause; circumstances
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
hostility; animosity; enmity
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
document; official papers
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels