casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
one more time; once more; once again