to the best of my ability, poor though it be
maid; helper; help; assistance
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
everybody; every last one of them; all
true character; real nature
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
sorry; excuse me; thank you
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
relatively; comparatively
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup