new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
dock; thorough physical examination
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
again; once more; a second time
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
storehouse; warehouse; godown
dwelling; house; residence; address
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
steamship; steamboat; steamer
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
touting; tout; barker; pander
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
something wrapped in a furoshiki
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
debt collection; debt collector
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
forwarding agency; express company
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
strike (i.e. industrial action)
company housing; housing provided by one's company