to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread; to be propagated
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be at a loss for words
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
another time; some other time
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to check; to stop; to keep back
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of