exactly as stated; verbatim
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
theatre-going; theater-going
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
third day of the month; three days
seeing one off; farewell; escort
comparatively; relatively
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
government office; public office
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
at first; in the beginning; originally
instability; insecurity; crankiness
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
stagnation; hindrance; delay
almost every day; almost daily
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for