surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
solely; entirely; only; or
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to bring; to take; to bring about
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping