already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
to sit down; to take a seat
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
this or that person; anybody; many people
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
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
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
observation; survey; watching
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to run a shop; to have a shop
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
article; news story; report; account
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam