regular customer; valued client
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
simply put; putting it simply
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
practicality; utility; usefulness
amount of payment; amount paid
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
security firm; security company
hedge; fence; border; limit
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
throwaway; disposable; single-use
experimental stage; experimental phase
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
after staying up all night
paladin (character class in role-playing games)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
property; fortune; means; assets
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably