to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
rather; better; instead; if anything
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the West; the Occident; Western countries
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
nature; property; disposition
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching