woman; female; feminine gender
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to prostrate oneself before
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
single word; a few words; brief comment
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
going-out-of-business sale
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
all you have to do is; just; that's all
society; the world; the times
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as (for); for; in the capacity of
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to face; to go towards; to head towards
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
every year; yearly; annually