frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
plump; with a thud; heavily
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
consideration; taking into account
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
each; (arch.) you (plural)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to telephone; to make a phone call
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
handrail; railing; banister
silence; stillness; quietness
road approaching a shrine
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding