to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be conspicuous; to stand out
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
next; secondly; subsequently
power; authority; jurisdiction
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
life; living; I; me; student
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to grow up; to become an adult
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
memory; sense; experience
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly