acceleration; speeding up
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
literally; to the letter; literal
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
infant; baby; little child
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
smallish; on the small side
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
store name; shop name; restaurant name
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
one more time; once more; once again
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
decision; settlement; definition
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to smile (at); to grin (at)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
new building; new construction
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)