(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
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; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
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
percent; per cent; percentage
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 pickled cherry leaf
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
solitude; loneliness; isolation
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
what people say; rumours; public opinion
screening (a movie); showing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
depending on; dependent on
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
round; spherical; circular