headquarters; head office; main office
business trip; official trip
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to pay attention; to be watchful
party; gang; company; squad
police officer; policeman; policewoman
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
new acquaintance; newly-acquired territory; new ideas; advanced information
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
as you see; as you can see
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
middle of the night; dead of night
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to be bony; to be angular
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by