individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
very; much; greatly; a lot of
influence (on someone); inspiration
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
excursion; field trip; school trip
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
chatter mark (machine tools)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
road approaching a shrine
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
sales; selling; marketing
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
mentally strong; strong-willed
otherwise; if not; or else
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
first thing in the morning
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour