dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to take a breath; to take a short rest
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to boost; to force up; to push up
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
scallion; green onion; spring onion
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
automated teller machine; automatic teller machine; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
(overnight) stay; lodging
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
total abolition; full phase-out; total repeal
drawing; painting; picture
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking