trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
news of someone's death; obituary
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
round; spherical; circular
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
phrase; phrase; strawberry
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
abuse; misuse; perversion
pork donburi; bowl of rice topped with pork and vegetables
this place; where one comes from; here
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to have an eye on; to zero in on
charming; fascinating; attractive
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615)