persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
snake; serpent; large snake
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
don't you think?; indicates question
easy to read; legible; clear
in one's own way or style
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
place; situation; position; location
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend