to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
height (of a person); stature
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
preface; introduction; preamble
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to grow up; to become an adult
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
short pause; short interval
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
depression; low spirits; dejection