last week; the week before
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be silent; to say nothing
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
audience; spectator; spectators
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference