alone; by oneself; on one's own
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
front entrance; front door
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to settle one's account; to pay a bill
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
shopping; purchased goods
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
reason; cause; circumstances
tension; mental strain; nervousness
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"