serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
special training; intensive training; crash course
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
hello; good day; good afternoon
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
year in, year out; always; 24-7
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
take (e.g. in film-making)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
acting ability; talent as a performer