Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
imitation Japanese vellum
testimonial; certificate of commendation
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
complementation; supplementation; completion
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to form a group; to form a bunch
noodles made in flat strips
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to be muddy; to be slushy
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to look away; to avert one's eyes
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
armband; arm band; brassard
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
having said that; on the other hand
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
authenticity; credibility
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling