popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
distant look; faraway look
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
very young; little; childish; immature
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
someone (something) not to be trifled with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
selection; choice; option
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons