business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to live through; to survive
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good old; good old-fashioned
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
people; men and women; each person; everybody
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest