to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
one day; (on) a certain day
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
thereupon; shortly thereafter
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
hello; good day; good afternoon
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
furniture store; furniture dealer
to run a shop; to have a shop
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to project; to stick out; to stand out
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
greenish gray; greenish grey
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
national costume; (in) native dress
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
personification; anthropomorphization
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping