liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
needlework; sewing; seamstress
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
retort; back talk; backchat
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
breaking off; snapping off
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
story; tale; talk; discussion