after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
one's person; around one's person
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
as is habit; the way life normally is
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
princess; Her Royal Highness
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
passing the winter; hibernation
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised