the latter; the second; successor; descendant
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
suffix for familiar person
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
connection; link; relationship
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
seasoning; flavour; flavor
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
light meal; snack; refreshments
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
hereabouts; around there; that area
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
suspicious-looking; fishy
to bend; to warp; to curve
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
place where one works; construction site; working area
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
tool; implement; means; furniture
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)