dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
supply; provision; raising; procurement
difficult problem; challenge
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
receipt; cash-register slip
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
but; however; even though; even if
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to give; to let one have; to do for one
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to this extent; to this degree; this much
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive