growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
Champagne tower; Champagne pyramid
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
be (that) as it may; having said that
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
favorite; favourite; habitually used
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
restaurant with only set meals
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
bento; Japanese box lunch
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
sound of the wind; voice of the wind