departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
concession; conciliation; compromise
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
for today; for the time being
(overnight) stay; lodging
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
night stall; night shop; night fair
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
self-control; self-restraint
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to feel hungry; to get hungry
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
nice; good; well-executed
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to be torn off; to come off
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)