sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
behind with everything; too late; reactive
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
cooking; food preparation
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
button (clothing); push-button
neglecting; leaving alone
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
later on; eventually; afterwards
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to rise; to erect; to get up
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to attack; to assault; to assail
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)