plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to get between; to be caught in
finger marks; dirt from the hands
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
to concern; to be related
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
empirical; from experience
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
irritation; annoyance; frustration
physical condition; state of health
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
principal occupation; core business
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
second marriage; remarriage