long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
pleasant feeling; good vibes
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
festival; feast; carnival
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
streamer; pennant; windsock
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
street stall; stand; booth
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
charge for a telephone call
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
installation (esp. software)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
it is I who should say so