remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
surname; family name; last name
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
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
care; precaution; guarding; caution
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out