feelings; thoughts; meaning
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
in this way; along these lines; similarly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
(death from) starvation; starving to death
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
swizzle stick; stir stick; cocktail stirrer
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex