soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
originally; by nature; from the start
natural virtue; personal virtue
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
token (effort); something done for form's sake
salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
short pause; short interval
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
interview; oral examination
to have a talk; to tell a story
to feel depressed; to be down
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
fax; facsimile; fax machine
clear writing; specification
to remember; to keep in mind
partly open; in half bloom
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
alternately; in succession
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
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comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
moving about; stirring about