famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
the place for; the time for; the level of
to yearn for; to be in love with
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
completely relying on others
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
cleavage (between breasts)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
and yet; though; when; in spite of
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
(not) even once; (not) ever
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
loose and disheveled hair
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle