traditional Japanese band of sandwich board advertisers
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dated; date; fixed; external
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
fox with supernatural powers
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
practice; practising; training; study
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important