to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
more than usual (usu. time)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
main street; avenue; boulevard
to face on; to look out on to
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
counter seat; seat at the counter
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
since when; from when; how long
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation