between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
complete stranger; total stranger
go that far; to that extent
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
remembrance; recollection; recognition
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
plural; multiple; several
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
for example; for instance; e.g.
every month; each month; monthly
woman; female; feminine gender
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
either way; in any case; one way or another
story; tale; talk; discussion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
God; god; ace; king; superior person
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just