commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
in order; in turn; one by one
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
examination; interrogation; questioning
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony