dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
spinning mill; cotton mill
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
scene; view; prospect; outlook
migratory bird; bird of passage
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
trip abroad; overseas travel
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
whole face; all over one's face
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
serviced; service-included
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
distant look; faraway look
missing link (e.g. transitional fossil)
flag signaling; semaphore
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
no-good man; (male) loser
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to not be harsh on someone (while awaiting a result); to give someone a chance
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
still better; even better
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others