upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
housing district; residential district
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
year on year; on the previous year
month-to-month basis; month-over-month
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
complete change; about-face
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
avocado (Persea americana)
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to make merry; to be festive
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
history of one's love affairs
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused