western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
curious; strange; unusual
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
be (that) as it may; having said that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus); Japanese blue crab
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
hey there; I say; see here
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn