as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
perfect; complete; flawless
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
every month; each month; monthly
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to make merry; to be festive
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be right on target; to strike it rich
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
unceasing; never-ending; endless
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
government office; public office
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
hereabouts; around there; that area
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
considerably; greatly; a lot
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up