cartoon characters; anime characters
online shopping; internet shopping
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
item; article; dish; course; finest item
this place; where one comes from; here
Okinawan-style stewed pork spare ribs
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
original seller; sales agency
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
fake; something false; sham; deception
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
several weeks; a few weeks
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
all over Japan; throughout Japan
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
going to the United States
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
using as an intermediary; through
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
living; lifestyle; living room
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)