to say; to be called; to do
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
major cleanup; spring cleaning
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
for the first time in one's life
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
that is to say; so that means
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
shady; underhanded; questionable
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sincere; earnest; serious
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour