bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
drop-off point (e.g. ski lift, bus, taxi); exit ramp
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
unexpectedly; surprisingly
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
seat at a table; place at a table
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
bottled beer; bottle beer
set meal; special (of the day)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
three persons; three parties
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
support; backing; patronage
whole day and night; 24 hours
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
decline; fall; decay; withering
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
mountain range; mountain belt
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to slide down; to slip down
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping