light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
(initial) setup; installation
to speak; to say; to vocalize
built-in kitchen; integrated kitchen system
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
environment; circumstance
whenever you want; any time you like
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
meal set before one; women's advances
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to pass (of time); to elapse
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable