enshrinement; installation (of an image)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to take on a role; to take part
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
indicate reason; infers some protest
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
study; diligence; discount; reduction
thank you for your continued patronage
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
dispersing; breaking up; running away
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
almost (did); nearly (did)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
little finger; pinky; little toe
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
inspection; examination; survey
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
classical elegance; antiquity
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)