rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
common use; communal use; sharing
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
moment by moment; hour by hour
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)
comparatively; quite; rather
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
head; lead; vanguard; first
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe