I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
private office; private practice
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
personal (employee); employed; retained
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
groundwater; underground water
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights