to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
personal; individual; private
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
honor; honour; credit; prestige
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to capture; to seize; to plunder
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to laugh away; to laugh off
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
for your information; I'm telling you
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
isn't it; right?; you know?
convenient; handy; useful
diffusion rate; rate of spread
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
(committee) chairman; president
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct