or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
material (data) for one's research; research material
information; making a report (to a superior)
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
family vacation; family trip
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
pieces; scraps; disconnected
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
how can (one) do something
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
the other day; lately; recently
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
third day of the month; three days
conclusion; decision; end; settlement