Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
kouign-amann; round crusty cake
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
underground train; subway
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle