satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
and yet; though; when; in spite of
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
story of one's experiences
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be profitable; to yield a profit
instant; moment; for an instant
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
stack; pushdown list; pushdown stack; stuck
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to attempt; to test; to try out
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
prohibition; inhibition; ban
mochi; (sticky) rice cake