to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
office building; office complex
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
interior design; interior; upholstery
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
furnishings; implements; equipment
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
time; hour; period; class
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
but; however; provided that
although I say; although one might say; although called
genuine article; real thing; real deal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
kind; sort; species; species
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
discovery; detection; finding
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
proposal; proposition; suggestion
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely