towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
excited condition; excited state
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
common people; ordinary people; masses
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
(dental) plaque; (atheromatous) plaque
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
keep up your strength; chin up!
having not the slightest idea
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
specialized course; specialised course; something that is specialized for a certain field or application (e.g. a sauce specially made for zaru soba)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
conquest; domination; mastery
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points