tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
south entrance; south exit
regular customer; valued client
to search for; to seek for; to look for
musical composition title; song title
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
business hours; opening hours; office hours
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
not understanding; not knowing
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary