inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
final; eventual; ultimate
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be found; to be discovered
surely; certainly; without doubt
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to raise one's voice; to shout
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
household search (conducted by the police)
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
this and that; such and such
now that; since; so long as; because
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)