bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
happy family get-together
busy; having no (free) time
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
ninja house; ninja residence
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
hidden room; secret chamber
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
mass communication; mass media
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble