common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
water's edge; waterside; shore
both; both sides; both parties
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to deal with a large number
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
at the time; in those days; then
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
build; physique; frame; constitution
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
scoundrel; rascal; villain
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
wrestler (esp. a professional wrestler)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe