establishment (of a business); founding
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to rank next to; to come after
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
to face on; to look out on to
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
high-speed rail; rapid (rail) transit
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)