hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
dysgeusia; taste disorder
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
hundred points; perfect mark
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
relatively; comparatively
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
student (esp. a university student)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
murder; homicide; manslaughter
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
dullard; indecisive person
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
hostess (in a hostess bar)