compound note (on a harmonica)
special issue (of magazine, etc.); timeless edition; collector's edition
authority; power; influence
blood is thicker than water
hereditary (genetic) disease
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
great player; star player
discrimination against women; female discrimination
from outside; from the side
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
scattered here and there; at intervals
probity check; background investigation
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
New Year's pine decoration
major label debut (recording)
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
yellowish; tinged with yellow
transit (passenger); connecting (flight); transfer (ticket)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to rank next to; to come after
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period