creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
firm; strong; solid; stable
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
mental; spiritual; emotional
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be worried; to be troubled
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement