attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to gather strength; to take heart
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
way of speaking; intimation
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
like this; in this way; as you see
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect