expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
workshop; studio; atelier
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
giant; woodsman; alpinist
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
senior high school; high school
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bento; Japanese box lunch
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
line; queue; procession; matrix
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
participation; joining; entry
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank