in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
blending of Japanese and Western styles
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
from ... to; between ... and; or
home delivery (of food); outside catering
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
pedestrian traffic; kanji "legs radical" (radical 10)
three; three years of age
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)