refusal to accept the present situation; denial of the existing situation; negation of the status quo
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
kitchen island; kitchen with a kitchen island
(col) Hello Kitty (Sanrio product line)
Internet service provider; ISP
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
Personal Information Protection Law (2003)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
main bedroom; master bedroom
pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
correction; looking over; touching up
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
these days; nowadays; recently
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently