Forever (Spice Girls album)
diss; dissing; disrespect
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
transactions; dealings; business
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
literally; to the letter; literal
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
surroundings; environs; circumference
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)