satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to flare up; to fly into a rage
in spite of; regardless of
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
don't worry; there's no need to worry
(distant) howling; backbiting
the following week; the next week
wherein; therein; thereinto
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
hostess (in a hostess bar)
class; heading; group; category
age thirty; one's thirties
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction