difficult to ...; hard to ...
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
scattered; separated; dispersed
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
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
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
robust health; able-bodied
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
store interior; inside of a shop
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
scene; spectacle; sight; view
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
great difference; major mistake
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows