un-Japanese in appearance or character
eccentrically dressed band of advertisers
to get hungry; to become hungry
to feel hungry; to get hungry
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of a country; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
large family; extended family
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
to boast; to brag; to talk big
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
questionnaire; survey; poll
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
corsage (bouquet of flowers worn on a dress); (arch.) bodice (of a woman's dress)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care