appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
admiration; being impressed (by)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
foreign; abroad; overseas
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it's been a long time; long time no see
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
how many years; how long; what year
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
still; even now; to this day