coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
stairs; stairway; staircase
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
succession; continuation; series; sequence
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
alone; by oneself; on one's own
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
female university student; female college student
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
set meal; special (of the day)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
living by oneself; living alone
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to bail out (water); to scoop out
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
name; given name; first name
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade