local specialty; special product (of a region)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
business; trade; operations; sales
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
nothing but; none other than
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
outsider; layman; amateur
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
like this; in this way; as you see
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category