telephone call; telephone (device)
telephone number; phone number
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
detective agency; enquiry agency
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
dry riverbed; river beach
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
one's way (ahead); one's path
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
on the way home from work
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment