street; quarter; district; area
terminus; terminal; end edge
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
regret; repentance; remorse
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
innocent; cherubic; childlike
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
mature woman; middle-aged woman
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to have one's hair stand on end
taste; liking; preference
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking