normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
unopened; with an unbroken seal
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
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
to get slightly dirty (all over)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
raised tatami-floored seating area (common in traditional restaurants)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
counter seat; seat at the counter
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to lay aside; to set aside
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
in its entirety; whole; wholly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
seasoning; flavour; flavor
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
every month; each month; monthly
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others
expenditure; disbursement; expenses