pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
infancy; childhood; tender age
to be pleased with; to suit
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
success; achievement; fruition
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
day of month; counter for days
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
play equipment; playground equipment
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
golf club (used to hit the ball); golf club (organisation)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
genuine product; officially licensed product; non-counterfeit article
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
castella (type of sponge cake)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
outward appearance; apparent
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to look around; to look towards (us)
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)