counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
window-gazing; window-shopping
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
because of; owing to; due to
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
alternately; by turns; one after the other
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to relax; to feel at home
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely