online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
to grow up; to become an adult
regret; repentance; remorse
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
society; public; community; social studies
to be helpful; to be useful
father; dad; husband; you; he
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
secret; private; surreptitious
now that you say that; now that you mention it
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
family-oriented; familial
woman; female; feminine gender
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
dullard; indecisive person
large amount of money; great cost
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
first (of its kind) in Japan
together with; same; both; all; including ...
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
reliance; trust; faith; confidence