service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
special training; intensive training; crash course
time; hour; period; class
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
in one's own way or style
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
go that far; to that extent
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)