to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
close; intimate; on good terms
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
castella (type of sponge cake)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lottery; tombola; drawing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)