achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
patient; unhurried; leisurely
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
yourself; himself; herself
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to speak ill of; to disparage
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
ingredient; component; composition
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
relief activity; relief work
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration