to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; (lit.) the ground hardens after it rains
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
don't you think?; indicates question
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
that day; the very same day
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
after that; afterwards; thereafter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
unexpected meeting; coincidence
last night; yesterday evening
someone; a certain person
such; this sort of; like this
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point