manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
customer traffic; customers; custom
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
housing district; residential district
commuting to school; school commute
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
hard to reach place; remote place
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
center; centre; metropolis
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
built-for-sale house; ready-made home
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
the same; the said; likewise
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
Hanshin Electric Railway Co.
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
scene; view; prospect; outlook
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus