intelligence; intellect; brains
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
antique store; curio store
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think