Japan's best; number one in Japan
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
economical person; thrifty person; saver
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
in comparison to; rather than
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
of course; certainly; naturally
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
after that; afterwards; thereafter
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
how many months?; how long?
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to recall; to remember; to recollect
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
time; hour; period; class
difficult to ...; hard to ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow