main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
almost; roughly; approximately
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
shopping; purchased goods
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
curious; strange; unusual
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
eating between meals; snacking
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known