hair style; coiffure; hairdo
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
story; tale; talk; discussion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go out and away; to leave
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to subsist; to keep on living
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
university student; college student
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
store interior; inside of a shop
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to ask a high price; to overcharge
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving