ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to scatter away; to vanish
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
(one) letter; (one) character
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
southwestern part; the southwest
northwestern part; the northwest
southeastern part; the southeast
northeastern part; the northeast
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to be remembered; to go down in history
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
posterity; future life; life to come
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
unfortunately; sorry, but ...