progress; advance; improvement; development
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
the other day; lately; recently
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
back off!; leave me alone!
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
clearing one's throat; cough
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
opposite; reverse; contrary