pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to choke; to have trouble breathing
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to lose one's way; to get lost
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
home area; home town; local
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be needed; to be wanted
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)