to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be worried; to be troubled
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
everything one does; whatever one does
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
a long time ago; long ago
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
selling like crazy; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
to use (something) as a selling point
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to take a picture; to take a photo
correspondence; exchange of letters
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ruling the times; holding sway over the minds of the people
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods