avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
at work; in the midst of work; working
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop