astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
logo; Logo (programming language)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
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.)
cheap article; poor-quality article
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
on the occasion of; at the time of
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
clothes; clothing; garments
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)