already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
construction; establishment
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
decision; determination; resolution
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
mountain chain; mountains
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
given (e.g. conditions); given thing; data; sense datum
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
chief (of police); head (of office)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist