pit of the stomach; solar plexus
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
one end; an end; part; fragment
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
granted that; even if; even though
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
founder; originator; pioneer
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
suddenly; all of a sudden
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
like this; in this way; as you see
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to be hesitant; to feel timid
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to invite in; to show someone in