regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
sense of values; values; value system
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
real hair; one's own hair
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
senior high school student
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice