reception room; parlor; parlour
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
caller; visitor; company; guest
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to intervene; to stop (something)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care