to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to blame; to find fault with
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
amount of money; sum of money
reaching; attaining; arrival
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
pachinko prize exchange shop; shop where pachinko prizes are exchanged for money
to be helpful; to be useful
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
in the same way as; just like
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
general idea; concept; notion
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
historical play; period drama
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
Island; insula; island; islet
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
corpulence; fatness; obesity
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household