practice; practising; experience
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
boiled and half-dried bonito
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
arbitration; intercession; mediation
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
go that far; to that extent
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard