social meeting place; watering hole
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
welcome; (warm) reception
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
as expected; as predicted
genuine article; real thing; real deal
observation; survey; watching
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to accept (something) with thanks
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
large amount of money; great cost
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement