daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one large ...; a great ...
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to waste time; to kill time
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
choices; alternatives; options
somewhere to go; place to go
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
France; French (language)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
power; authority; jurisdiction
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
glove (esp. sports); globe
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
modest; reserved; quiet; humble