relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to smash violently; to crush
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
how; in what way; by what means
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
front; frontage; facade; main
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
public telephone; pay phone
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned