best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
custom; practice; convention; precedent
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to make something (e.g. paper) from wet, pulpy material by spreading it thin and drying it
reading aloud; recitation
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
continuation; succession; series; continuous
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
personification; anthropomorphization
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
children's story; fairy tale
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
one by one; one after another; successively
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
for use by adults; for adults
for use by children; for children
by all means; at all costs
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit (e.g. grounder); weak
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)