to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
smacking one's lips (over food)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
good feeling; feeling good
to feel; to sense; to experience
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
fashionable; stylish; hip; with-it
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest