poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
failure; mistake; blunder
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
it's been a long time; long time no see
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
when it becomes; when it comes to
brand name; trade name; product name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
name; given name; first name
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine