regular customer; valued client
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
fifth day of the month; five days
coexistence; living together
signature phrase; signature saying
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
if so; in that case; in that situation
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to remove; to move out of the way
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to pile up; to accumulate