nothing; no balls (or no strikes); count of zero; without; none at all
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
never mind!; don't worry about it
showman who trains performing monkeys
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
look!; there!; here!; that is
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
crown (headdress); (dental) crown; dental cap; crown (former British coin); clown
general; popular; common; typical
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
hello; good day; good afternoon
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
severe; strict; tough; hard