physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
just past noon; afternoon
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
general public; the masses
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
correction; revision; amendment
joke; playfulness; kidding around
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
base; basis; bedrock; platform
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs