knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
unconditionally; as a rule
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
difference; variation; difference
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
government office; agency; board
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
don't worry about it; forget about it
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty