next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
real experience; actual observations
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fine performance; excellent acting
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
being startled; getting a shock
complete stranger; total stranger
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
another; different; something else
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health