shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
man; male; masculine gender
half and half; fifty-fifty
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to have a talk; to tell a story
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to be conspicuous; to stand out
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
engraved with the name of the maker (e.g. on a sword)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely