excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
warp; curvature; curve; arch
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
the same kind; accomplice; partner
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
attractiveness; charm; amiability
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
monjayaki; pan-fried batter with various fillings
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to begin purchasing; to purchase
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
business trip; official trip
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
river; stream; River; the ... river
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to overlook; to ignore; to pass over
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
timewise; temporal; chronal