to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
please; somehow or other; one way or another
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
considerably; greatly; a lot
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
married woman; another's wife
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
at work; in the midst of work; working
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
sleepover; overnight stay
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
for example; for instance; e.g.
woman; female; feminine gender
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
third day of the month; three days