one night; one evening; all night; overnight
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
conditionally; with conditions attached
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
admiration; wonder; astonishment
genuine article; real thing; real deal
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
vassals; retainers; followers
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
eating quickly; speed-eating
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
in name only; titular; nominal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended