cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
large amount of money; great cost
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
royal capital; imperial capital
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
weight (for scales); counterweight
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
imposing stance; daunting pose
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance