agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to lay the foundation (for)
wrapped offering (of money)
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
advance payment; money paid in advance
well-known; noted; celebrated
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
one's later years; final years (in life)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
at a young age; while still young
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
(written) contract; agreement
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
actor; actress; player; performer
one by one; one each; one at a time
this and that; one thing or another
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)