selection; choice; option
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
town; city; municipal; urban
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.); small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to watch over; to watch attentively
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
fast-talking; rapid talking
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
this is why; this means; it is the case that
I see; that's right; indeed
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish