gleaming; shining; glistening
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
(one) could even say that
big man; large man; tall man; giant
threatening voice; threatening tone
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
form; method; system; formula
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
exaltation; emotional uplift
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
on business; for business; business purpose
proving ground; test site
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
one's own work; making by oneself