side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
shop; small store; business; firm
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
hereabouts; around there; that area
nice; good; well-executed
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
exhibition; display; putting on show
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
image; figure; figure; form; image
understood; I see; OK; present; here
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)