happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
race (of people); type of person
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to put one's hand on; to touch
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
breath; breathing; tone; mood
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
cork (snowboarding action); coke; Coca-Cola; coke; cocaine
moving about; stirring about
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak