daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
returning from school; going home from school
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
pair; the two; both persons; both things