local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
tenth day of the month; ten days
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
selection; choice; picking out
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
solitude; loneliness; isolation
watermelon splitting (game)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)