without trouble; easily; readily
major earthquake; large earthquake
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
(in) her way; peculiar to her
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
bank; weir; embankment; levee
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
changing course (of a ship or aircraft); turning
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
hypodermic needle; injection needle