popular name; common name; given name
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to mark the end; to spell the end
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
troublesome; pain in the butt
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
fried prawns; fried shrimp
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
in one's own way or style
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary