public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
person in charge; official; attendant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
like this; in this way; as you see
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
how long; how much; to what extent
because of; owing to; due to
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand