showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
women who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts; (arch.) bathhouse prostitute
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
adds force or indicates command
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to increase; to add to; to augment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
insanity; an insane person
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)