to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
I appreciate your efforts
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
great difference; major mistake
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to redeem (from sin); to save
every month; each month; monthly
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
manly; masculine; like a man
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
head; brains; intellect; understanding
have a good day; take care; see you
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral