progress; advance; improvement; development
one thin flat object; one sheet
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
reconciliation; make peace with
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
very; extremely; excessively
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
store interior; inside of a shop
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
company president; manager; director
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up