longed-for; anxiously awaited
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
in its entirety; whole; wholly
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
charming; fascinating; attractive
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of