central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
cake or snack served with tea
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
third day of the month; three days
provisional enrollment; provisional enrolment
commuting to school; school commute
selection; choice; option
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
town girl; girl raised in a town
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
ordinary citizen; the general public
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
street stall; stand; booth
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest