direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
(written) contract; agreement
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
just because; even if; even though
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
regret; repentance; remorse
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
present (brought by a visitor); gift
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
in that manner; like that
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
forcibly; by force; against one's will