dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
of great promise; with a promising future
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
without permission; without notice
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
whatever the case; under any circumstances
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nine parts; nine percent; almost
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
reading partway; leaving half-read
article; news story; report; account
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
if it is the case that ...
calming down; quieting down
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
skin color; skin colour; flesh color; flesh colour
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
important points; main points
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular