as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
epic film; big-budget movie
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to make one's heart flutter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hotcake; (American) pancake
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless