difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
talking while standing; standing around talking
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to form a pair; to pair up
then; well; so; well then
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
single word; a few words; brief comment
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)