song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
main question; real issue at hand
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
library; book collection; paperback book
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
customization; customisation
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to face on; to look out on to
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
take-out; take-away; carry-out
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
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to slide into; to slip into
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
limited time; limited-time offer
Frappuccino (Starbucks brand of iced coffee)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to