great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
until now; so far; up to the present
counter for books; volume
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
please (give me); please (do for me)
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
claim check; baggage check; luggage check; deposit receipt
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
medical expenses; doctor's bill
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
will; testament; last request
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
steady; sound; reliable; solid
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house