charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
(necessary) personnel; required person
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
bloodsucking; sucking blood
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point