approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
proposal; proposition; suggestion
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to mix; to stir; to blend
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
very popular; highly favoured
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
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
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
like this; in this way; as you see
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to like; to love; to be fond of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be main; to be principal; to be important
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
sons and daughters; children; girl
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
islander; inhabitant of an island
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
the number of people; many people; a large number of people