to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
don't you think?; indicates question
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)