telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
yen (currency of Japan); circle
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
school district; school area
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
home; household; family; hearth
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
vacant house; unoccupied house
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s
corridor; hallway; passageway
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to