fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
time; season; period; phase; stage
confidence; trust; faith; credit
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
bragging; showing off; pride
sudden change; complete change
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
haori (Japanese formal coat)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
straight-from-the-pot udon; freshly boiled and drained seafood (esp. small fish); seafood served straight from the pot
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
quotation; citation; reference
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
ostentatious; gaudy; showy
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety