to be silent; to say nothing
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
preparation; arrangements
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
home area; home town; local
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
guardians; parents; father and older brother
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
rather than; more ... than ...
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal