stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tool; implement; means; furniture
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
100,000,000; one hundred million
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
new menu item; new dish on a menu
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
intention; idea; inclination; wish
family a woman has married into
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
not limited to; not just ...
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
neighbourhood; neighborhood
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
loveable; very likeable; like very much