destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to turn left; to turn to the left
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
electricity bill; electric bill
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
cooking class; cookery school
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities