granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
branch office; branch store
to be too numerous; to be too much
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
exceptional item; extraordinary product
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
making practical; making useful; implementing
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
near oneself; close to one; familiar
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with