looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
it's been a long time; long time no see
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
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
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
physical condition; state of health
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
explanation; interpretation