emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
confections; sweets; candy; cake
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
large serving; large portion
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
recommendation; endorsement
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
regret; repentance; remorse
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one-by-one; separately; in detail
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
very interesting; of great interest
retreating figure; appearance from behind
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
inside; interior; inner part
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey