in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to be conspicuous; to stand out
cache; place to hide something
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
four (long cylindrical things)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
item; something that one "just has to have"
bento; Japanese box lunch
lack of innovation; stupidity
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to behave well (of a child)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
forced laugh; forced smile
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
one by one; one each; one at a time
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
finish; completion; the end
welcome!; nice to see you!
to be worried; to be troubled
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
first shrine visit of New Year
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory