inn town; post town; post-station town
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
Japanese-style confectionary store
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
home area; home town; local
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
living up to one's reputation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
inheritance; something given or received
novel; original; new; innovative