manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
artificial intelligence; AI
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
close; intimate; on good terms
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
intimacy; affection; familiarity
otherwise; if not; or else
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to lose one's way; to get lost
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to ask a question; to ask questions
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
outline; summary; argument
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)