creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
stable boy; stable hand; groom
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
fish-based cooking; fish dish
curiosity; inquisitiveness
in its entirety; whole; wholly
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
along the river; riverside
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
South Sea Islands (former Japanese-administered islands in Micronesia)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity