café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to wring the neck; to strangle
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to half-rise to one's feet
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
radiant smile; contented smile
general term; generic name
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
name; given name; first name
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness