secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
day and night; around the clock
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to have a bitter experience
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
personal; individual; private
top recommendation; something highly recommended
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
journey; route of a journey
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances