development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
cultivation; nurture; culture
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
wheat straw; barley straw
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
about when; about what time; how soon
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
estimation; criticism; comment
contest; comparison; competition
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
business; trade; operations; sales
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to give; to do (something) for
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine