tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
all over; all over the place; everywhere
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
small apartment rented by the week
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
last week; the week before
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
sobriety; soberness; sober face
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly