(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to walk away; to saunter off
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to come to one's senses; to calm down
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
restaurant with only set meals
home delivery (of food); outside catering
vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
writing; composition; essay; sentence
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to run about; to rush about
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
scale; scope; plan; structure
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
episode; anecdote; vignette
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like