very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
boastful speech; bragging
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
let's not say (such things) to each other
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dining; dining room; meal
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to steal; to rob; to take away
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)