café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
application; request; petition
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to do for (the sake of someone else)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to encamp; to take up positions
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
control; management (e.g. of a business)
settlement; solution; resolution
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
free agent; free agency; factory automation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
close; intimate; on good terms
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by