before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
duty; obligation; responsibility
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
one thin flat object; one sheet
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
another prefecture; other prefectures
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
adds force or indicates command
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
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.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind