so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
while; during (the time when)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
soft and pleasant on the tongue
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
one's own handwriting; autograph
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
shooting up one after another
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf