always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
way out; means to escape; escape route
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
river; stream; River; the ... river
community-based; local-based
regional cuisine; local cuisine
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
a little; a bit; slightly
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
working adult; full-fledged member of society