liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
almost every day; almost daily
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fifth day of the month; five days
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
story; tale; talk; discussion
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
really; truly; indeed; good grief
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as you see; as you can see
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right in the midst of; right at the height of
even though; despite; when
clanging; empty; deserted
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
long ago; already; a long time ago
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
originally; by nature; from the start
customer traffic; customers; custom
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common