looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
preface; foreword; introduction
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
an assortment; combination
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
visit (from someone); call
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to raise one's voice; to shout
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
CCD; charge-coupled device