to be talked about behind one's back
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
life; living; I; me; student
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
highball; whisky and soda
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
these guys; these fellows
to attempt; to test; to try out
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)