acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
street stall; stand; booth
parading of portable shrines and floats at Shinto festivals
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
attraction (of people); draw
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
pointing (at; with one's finger)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
cooking; food preparation
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to enliven one's spirit; to refresh oneself; to cheer oneself up
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
society; company; the public; the world
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
in company; among people; philtrum
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey