polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
it is I who should say so
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
surname; family name; last name
to call each other; to call out to one another
suffix for familiar person
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to stiffen; to become stiff
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
depiction; description; portrayal
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through