various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
occasional; infrequent; rare
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
joints; points (of a speech)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
coating (esp. lacquering)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
after a long time; for the first time in a while
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
town; city; municipal; urban
key money (esp. on an apartment); premium (payment)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
last night; yesterday evening
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
and; thereupon; because of that
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance