novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to be intimate with; to befriend
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
understanding person; supporter
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
entry into port; arriving in harbor
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
right side; right-hand side
limited time; limited-time offer
passing through without stopping; passing by