thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
government worker; public servant; civil servant
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to pluck; to pick; to tear
stupid idiot; total moron
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
Niigata (city, prefecture)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
main temple building; nave
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
age range; age-group; age bracket
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly