library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
shop; small store; business; firm
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
perishable foods; perishables
daily necessities; everyday goods
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
going home from work; on the way home from work
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
home area; home town; local
to drink up; to drain (cup)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
foreign capital group; foreign company
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
trial; judgement; judgment
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
custody; detention; confinement
intelligence or information network
personal; individual; private
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
deep-fried horse mackerel