between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(not) even once; (not) ever
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
serious crime; grave crime
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
still; even now; to this day
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
annual (plant); first-year student
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
cannot be compared with; no match for
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage