several years; a few years
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
personality; character; individuality; personhood
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
body; physical system; (the) person
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to continue to do; to persist in doing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)