Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
station square; station plaza
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
counter seat; seat at the counter
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
udon with deep-fried tofu
lack of innovation; stupidity
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
handsome man; actor in a love scene
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
yearned for; longed for; missed