cheap article; poor-quality article
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to be born; to come into the world
awkward (difficult) question
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be worried; to be troubled
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
Great Kanto earthquake (1923)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
(traditional) festival music
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop