shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
suffix for familiar person
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
the last moment; the very end
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
summer festival; summer matsuri
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
last week; the week before
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
what's the matter?; what's wrong?