to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
parking on the streets; on-street parking
all sorts of; all kinds of
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
stone (used for throwing)
to go with the flow; to go with the times
elder sister; effeminate man
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
receipt; cash-register slip
(for the) first time in one's life
Saitama (city, prefecture)
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
arrival of goods; goods received
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
one more time; once more; once again
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with