road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
black rotary-dial telephone
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
in turns; alternately; in order
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
urban areas; the streets; town; city
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to attempt; to test; to try out
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
another company; other company
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line