once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to be surprised; to be astonished
surely; certainly; without doubt
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
transactions; dealings; business
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
convenient; handy; useful
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
indicate reason; infers some protest
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
meaning; significance; sense
reality; actuality; hard fact
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress