to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
thank you for your continued patronage
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
ability; performance; efficiency
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
second-hand shop; curio shop
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
so; like this; in this way
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to commit a crime; to do evil
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
an honest man; a good citizen
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)