majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
application; request; petition
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
let's not say (such things) to each other
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
schedule; program; programme; agenda
launch site (for rockets, missiles, etc.); launching site
family vacation; family trip
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
results; record; grades; marks
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
school of one's (first, second) choice
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
since; henceforth; ever since
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
height of; middle of; full bloom
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
Japan's best; number one in Japan
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
locals; local inhabitants
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
sour look; surly face; pout
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that