having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
lately; recently; nowadays
female junior high school student
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
in the meanwhile; during the time
a little bit; a little while
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
grasp; catch; understanding
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
long-awaited; much-awaited
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
100,000,000; one hundred million
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
success; prosperity; boom
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
how many people; a number of people
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part