sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
surname; family name; last name
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
the other day; lately; recently
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
flour; meal; powder; heroin
abekawa mochi; rice cake with kinako
nutritional value; food value
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
then; and (then); in that case; if so
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
timewise; temporal; chronal
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
length (of an animal); body length
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
health; healthy; sound; fit
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
speaking voice; talking voice
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally