viewing as a problem; problematizing
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
good old; good old-fashioned
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
history; pedigree; lineage
that's the way it is; such is life
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse