uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
customer traffic; customers; custom
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)