to grumble; to gripe; to complain
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
another time; some other time
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
store interior; inside of a shop
air conditioning; air cooling
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
polite; courteous; hospitable
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)