complete stranger; total stranger
content-free chat; idle gossip
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
lost property; something dropped and left behind
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
mineral deposit; ore deposit
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
sun; saint; San (people); son
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
leading person; foremost figure
understood; I see; OK; present; here
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
face with no make-up; sobriety
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers