Taiwanese (language); Taiwanese Hokkien
scoundrel; rascal; villain
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
transactions; dealings; business
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
newspaper reporter; print journalist
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
Shanghainese; Shanghai dialect (of Wu Chinese)
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
don't you think?; indicates question
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be able to manage somehow or another
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
even though things may appear this way
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to be worried; to be troubled
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking