to the last; persistency; thoroughness
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
whichever one chooses; either way
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
even though; despite; when
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased