bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
firm; unshakeable; resolute
real life; actual life; everyday life
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
emoluments; additional profits
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
remedial measure; preventive measure; the best way to cope with (meet) the situation
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
corridor; hallway; passageway
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish up; to shine up
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
correction; rectification; mending; repair
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
university student; college student