yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
candied apple; toffee apple
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
(one's) quota; assignment
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
understood; I see; OK; present; here
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
family; members of a family
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lottery; tombola; drawing
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
expression; look; countenance; face