coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
incident; affair; happening; event
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
police; police officer; police station
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
land shark; land speculator
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
had better ...; had better not ...
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
person concerned; interested party; related party
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to discuss; to talk together
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe