regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
don't worry; there's no need to worry
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
distinction; discrimination
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
dear me; I mean; or rather
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around