year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
this and that; various things
to use X as a selling point
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
guess; conjecture; surmise
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
no exception; without exception; always the same
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Island; insula; island; islet
engagement; engage (e.g. angle)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
wedding ring; wedding band
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
opposite; reverse; contrary
very much; exceedingly; extremely
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory