popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to stop walking; to pause
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
reason; cause; history; origin
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
although I say; although one might say; although called
general; popular; common; typical
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to take a picture; to take a photo
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened