hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
usurer; usury; loansharking
long time; several hours; long spell
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
bed and food; eating and sleeping
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
willpower; energy; vitality
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
job; work; duties; trade; skill
one's post; place of work; workplace
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
this occasion; at this time; now