inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; skiing down; downhill (race)
either way; in any case; one way or another
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
back seat (of a car); rear seat
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
hot spring area; hot spring district
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
winter vacation; winter holidays
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
opening fully; full throttle; full power
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime