to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
surely; certainly; without doubt
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be touching; to be moving
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to dye; to colour; to color
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)