skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
condition; situation; prospects
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
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
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
later on; eventually; afterwards
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay