Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
heating power; thermal power; firepower
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
way of asking; way of listening; listener
route; way; course; directions
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
throwaway; disposable; single-use
Zippo (cigarette lighter)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
on the occasion of; at the time of
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
gas station; petrol station; filling station
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
haori (Japanese formal coat)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
overlap; duplication; doubling
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation