desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
very interesting; of great interest
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to come and go; to go back and forth
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
superiority complex; sense of superiority
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members