daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
customer traffic; customers; custom
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
curious; strange; unusual
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sooner or later; in time; eventually
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
pointing out; identification
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
while alive; during one's lifetime
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
white knight; knight in shining armor
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
trifling; trivial; slight
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
you (polite, slightly familiar; used when addressing someone with mild respect)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)