how; in what way; how about
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
heart; guts; nerve; central part
being startled; getting a shock
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
magical power; mystical force
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
mistress; kept woman; concubine
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
just because; even if; even though
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
regret; repentance; remorse
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
cooperation; collaboration
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on