scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
large amount of money; great cost
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
dirty work; unpleasant task
role; part; job; assignment
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
quite; utterly; really; completely
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
patterns of thinking; train of thought
everything; anything; nothing
one's own style; self-taught manner
ruling the times; holding sway over the minds of the people
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
start of a romance; beginning of love
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sandstorm; noise (video); snow