extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to name; to call; to christen; to term
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
moderate; proper; just right
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
cake or snack served with tea
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
(social) position; status
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that