as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
true to one's name; living up to one's name
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
Shōnen Jump (weekly magazine)
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
extremely; terrifically; super
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
living in a group; communal living; community life
no return (e.g. after buying something at an auction)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
battle formation; disposition of troops
lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand
complicated and mysterious
conversely; on the contrary
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
mostly involve; principally involve