second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
living; lifestyle; living room
potato chips; potato crisps
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to fan; to incite; to instigate
lost article; lost property
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
at first; initially; in the beginning
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
is something that; is that which
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
detective work; detective industry
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
low dining table; tea table
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
fox with supernatural powers
fox with supernatural powers
in the end; at the end of the day
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food