My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
after a long time; for the first time in a while
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
here and there; everywhere
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
trend of the times; way things are going
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
society; the world; the times
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
woman; female; feminine gender
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
first meeting; first interview with
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to watch steadily; to stare
will not do; do not; does not
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
practice; practising; experience
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
surely; certainly; without doubt
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important