lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
soused mackerel; vinegared mackerel
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
roughly; coarsely; grittily
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
official business; public business
work; business; company; study
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
outsider; layman; amateur
yeah; you're right; that's right
bill; account; invoice; information request form
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled