no matter how much time passes
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
department store; department
foreign merchant; foreign businessman; foreign company; out-of-store sales; calling on customers to take orders
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
regional promotion coupons; merchandise coupons for the promotion of the local economy
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
(positive) economic effect
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
taste; liking; preference
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
low tone; bass; low voice
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
under control (e.g. of territory)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
chief; main; principal; important
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by