likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
fifth day of the month; five days
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
preface; introduction; preamble
main question; real issue at hand
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
staying overnight without meals
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please