to point upward; to look upward; to improve
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
gem; jewel; precious stone
don't worry about it; forget about it
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
first world problem; good problem to have
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
shopping; purchased goods
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
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)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
the front; honest; upright; decent
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)