to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
it's no joke; gimme a break!
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
all night long; all through the night
electricity; (electric) light
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to go along; to walk along; to follow
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)