maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
on duty; at work; while working
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
existence; possession; having; limited company
municipal office; council; city hall
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
two times; twice; two degrees
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint