looks; personal appearance; features
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
formal marriage interview
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
carnivore; carnivorous animal
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
association; union; guild
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to put into effect; to put into practice
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
granulated sugar; brown sugar
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
average amount from one customer
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply