counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
the other day; a few days ago
to bring; to take; to bring about
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
almost every day; almost daily
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
shopping; purchased goods
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
three; three years of age
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
the same; the said; likewise
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless