phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
personality; character; individuality; personhood
taste; palate; sense of taste
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to happen to meet; to come across
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
beginning of the year; the oldest person
special enlarged (bumper) issue
accumulation; accumulate; store
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
reaction; response; reaction
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to push aside; to push one's way through
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
ready-made clothing; off-the-rack clothing; second-hand clothes; hanging
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to clap one's hands in prayer