shopping; purchased goods
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to face on; to look out on to
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
left side; left-hand side
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
time; season; period; phase; stage
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
as a child; when one was a child
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to replace; to move; to change the position of