Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
genuine article; real thing; real deal
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
having said that; be that as it may
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
undertaker's office; funeral home; funeral parlor
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
right side; right-hand side
tobacco shop; tobacconist
footwear; footgear; shoes
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
flour dealer; miller; mill
left side; left-hand side
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
dental clinic; dental surgery
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries
to think of; to come up with
one who can see; educated or sensible person
along the road; at the side of the road
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
three generations; three periods; third generation
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread