to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
senior high school; high school
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
door; gate; opening; title page
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
welcome; (warm) reception
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier