astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
opening and shutting; opening and closing
everybody; every last one of them; all
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
low tone; bass; low voice
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
person of doubtful origin
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
during; for the duration of
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
national border; provincial border
deserted village; poor village
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued