soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
broiled fish head (esp. sea bream)
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.); to go somewhere else
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
flour dealer; miller; mill
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
to leave (something) unused; to not use completely; to leave money unspent
money in one's possession
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
construction; architecture (of buildings)
coloured paper; colored paper
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fashionable color; fashionable colour
kimono fabrics shop; draper
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
cool (of temperature); refreshing; clear (of sound, objects, etc.); bright; composed; calm (demeanour)
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
street stall; stand; booth
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
reconstruction; rebuilding
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
subway; metro; underground (railway)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of