regular customer; valued client
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to be forward; to be impertinent
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to stand by; to be on standby
on the occasion of; at the time of
to use up all one's strength
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback