to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to run around; to bustle about
around the world; throughout the world
repeatedly; several times; many times
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
now; the present time; just now; another; more
true friend; close friend
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
considerably; fairly; quite
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
in that way; thus; so; so?
to apologize; to apologise
travel agent; travel agency
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person