sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
with these words; while saying
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
anything and everything; just about everything
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
senior high school student
to care for someone; to look after someone
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
Japanese-style confectionary store
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
recommendation; referral; endorsement
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
society; the world; the times