preference; priority; precedence; right of way
Mayday (radio distress signal)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
enactment; establishment; creation
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
being entertained by a geisha
English conversation; school for English conversation
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
permanent; permanent wave (hairstyle); perm
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
interest (in something); enthusiasm
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to comfort; to console; to amuse
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
evening scene; evening landscape
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
bluff; false show of power; bold front