Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hostess (in a hostess bar)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
called; known as; that; to say
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
now; the present time; just now; another; more
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)