if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Everyone is safe (all right)
health; healthy; sound; fit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
serious; severe; grave; acute
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
no sleep or rest; working day and night
busy; having no (free) time
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
coffee mill; coffee grinder
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
personality; character; individuality; personhood
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
penetration; permeation; transmission
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
international; diplomatic intercourse
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition