(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
toast; congratulatory cup
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
answering machine; answer phone
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good