appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
interior design; interior; upholstery
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
whispered conversation; whispering
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
human intellect; knowledge
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
elementary and middle schools
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for