just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
high rating; good reputation
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
holdup; stickup; holding up one's hands; hands up!; stick 'em up!
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
construction; establishment
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
walking heavily; lumbering
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
as usual; as is one's habit
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
home delivery (of food); outside catering
ventilation; draft; airing
ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; poor-quality; of poor quality
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake
fuga (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
maid; helper; help; assistance
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid