original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the last moment; the very end
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
together; at the same time; same; identical
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly