to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
office building; office complex
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
interior design; interior; upholstery
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
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
use; utilization; utilisation; application
proposal; proposition; suggestion
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)