culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
one's own property; possessions
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
race (of people); type of person
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
end of life; death; annihilation
the same; the said; likewise
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
dark (color); concentrated; thick
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
female high-school student
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
not understanding; not knowing
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
and; thereupon; because of that
arrest; apprehension; capture
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
thank you for your continued patronage
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules