to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
pending question; unresolved problem
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bento; Japanese box lunch
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
to mix; to stir; to blend
existence; possession; having; limited company
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
care; precaution; guarding; caution
note (letter) left behind; will
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
great difference; major mistake
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance