closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
not caring; not giving a damn
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
that's the way it is; such is life
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
to order; to command; to appoint
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
gracefully; affectedly; mincingly
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
company president; manager; director
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
audience; spectator; spectators
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
fortune teller; soothsayer; diviner