trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
listening to once; hearing once
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
what do you want?; can I help you?
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to carry around; to carry on one's person
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
local specialty; special product (of a region)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
souvenir store; gift shop
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble