clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to order; to command; to appoint
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
again; once more; a second time
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be needed; to be wanted
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
choices; alternatives; options
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to move forward; to move on
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")