to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
meaning; significance; sense
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
household; home; family; housekeeping
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
night stall; night shop; night fair
to have time free; to have time to spare
recreation; diversion; relaxation
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
until now; so far; up to the present
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
everybody; every last one of them; all
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
alone; by oneself; on one's own
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle