coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be erected; to be built
considerably; greatly; a lot
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to ascend; to go up; to climb
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
second; number two; runner-up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
empress (consort); queen (consort)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
such; like that; that sort of
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); one move
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to repeat; to do over again
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)