taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
traffic restrictions; traffic control
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
boy; son; baby boy; young man
early on; earlier on; from early
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
street stall; stand; booth
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
kindergartener; preschooler
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation