repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
suspicious character (person, figure)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
night view; night skyline; nightscape
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
patient; having a long fuse
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
(for the) first time in one's life
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)