part; part-timer; part-time (work)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
street; quarter; district; area
almost every day; almost daily
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
though; notwithstanding; although
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
joint together; opposite; facing
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be needed; to be wanted
to be helpful; to be useful
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
don't you think?; indicates question