to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
reaching; attaining; arrival
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
opening of the beachgoing season
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
private; recruit; aircraftman; seaman
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
almost every day; almost daily
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
number of times; frequency; count
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
smallish; on the small side
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
small-time candy store; penny candy store
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
noted product; local specialty
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway