patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
continuous stay away from home; staying on without returning; continuous stay at a pleasure quarter; staying for days on end at a brothel
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
guess; speculation; supposition
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
this world; this life; world of the living
to be born; to come into this world
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
prescription (of medicine); formula
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to cut; to slit; to slash
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)