lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
all over Japan; throughout Japan
depression; recession; slump
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order