little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to be plump; to be chubby
low (level, value, price, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
male pattern baldness; male pattern alopecia; androgenic alopecia; androgenetic alopecia
medical care; medical treatment
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
1,000,000; one million; million; many
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
independence; self-reliance
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly