on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to discuss; to talk together
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
provincial dialect; rural dialect
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
threat; intimidation; menace