year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
whispering into a person's ear
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
delicious; tasty; good; nice
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
on the occasion of; at the time of
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
clapping and cheering; applause
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
street stall; stand; booth