very popular; highly favoured
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
selling out; being sold out
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
it is not (like that) either
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
and so; therefore; for that reason
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to come back; to return; to recur
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous