satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
two (long cylindrical things)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
fire hook; firefighter's hook
responsibility; duty; obligation
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
really; truly; indeed; good grief
without doubt; certain; sure
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
isolation; being alone; being friendless
meaning; significance; sense
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to shave off; to scrape off
all; entire; whole; altogether
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into