when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
mobile sales (e.g. food trucks); mobile catering; route sales
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
imagination; supposition; guess
true character; real nature
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
presence (impressive quality)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
rather; better; instead; if anything
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance