hiding one's embarrassment
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
confusion; mixing; merger
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
innumerable; countless; numberless
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for