sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
book café; bookshop with in-house café
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
for example; for instance; e.g.
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
castella (type of sponge cake)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
suffix for familiar person
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful