Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
separate; scattered; apart
though; notwithstanding; although
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer; being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
piece; fragment; one (object)
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
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
thank you for your continued patronage
shopping; purchased goods
this and that; one thing and another
to be worried; to be troubled
to gather; to collect; to assemble
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
actor print; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse