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 building)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
precocious; precocious child
to grow up; to become an adult
with a momentary flash of light
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
it's been a long time; long time no see
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
elder sister; older female friend
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to shake one's head (in denial)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness