luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
spite; frustration; vexation
very likely; very probable
answering machine; answer phone
service center; call center
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
molester; groper; masher; pervert
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
passage; path; route; one's way
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
cooperation; collaboration
other side; opposite side; other party
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
a few years ago; some years back
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering