shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to overflow; to brim over; to flood