miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
chief; main; principal; major
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
basking in the sun; sunbathing
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
very much; very many; more and more
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite