dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
embodiment; realization; materialization
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
consequently; as a result; in the end
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
price increase; rise in price
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to sweep clean; to brush clean
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
several times (as large, over)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
root vegetables boiled in broth
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
automatic; automatic firearm; automatic transmission