personal feelings; self-interest
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
fee; charge; rate; material
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
the opposite sex; isomerism
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
(not) even once; (not) ever
to waste time; to kill time
moderate; proper; just right
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
white sauce; béchamel sauce
sprinkling (water); watering (plants)
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings