supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
talking while standing; standing around talking
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
self-torturing; masochistic
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
exactly as stated; verbatim
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)