satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
secret art; the mysteries
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
even though; despite; when
to fight against; to oppose; to face
much less; to say nothing of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
difference; variation; difference
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
camping; campground; making camp
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area