sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
customer traffic; customers; custom
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
hey there; I say; see here
clearance (e.g. clearance sale); selling off; selling (accepting only a single payment); bond transaction not subject to repurchase
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
when it becomes; when it comes to
during; for the duration of
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter