in the meanwhile; during the time
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
shopping; purchased goods
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
clanging; empty; deserted
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be born; to come into the world
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to subsist; to keep on living
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break