customization; customisation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
double; twice (as much); twofold
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
encouragement; urging; spurring on; chastising by whipping
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
an issue being settled; a case being closed
shirizumo; back-to-back sumo; game in which players push each other with their buttocks
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
steady; firm; solid; secure
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel