repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
way of asking; way of listening; listener
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
rationality; reasonableness
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to begin; to set about; to start
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
(clenched) fist; knuckles
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
degree of familiarity; popularity
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
police drama (television); detective drama
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
persecution complex; paranoia
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
social; societal; societary
independent business; self-employment
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)