one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
decoration; ornament; trimmings
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
business discussion; negotiation
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life