influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
time; season; period; phase; stage
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
rather; better; instead; if anything
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
even if not; even without
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing