to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
man; male; masculine gender
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
seat at a table; place at a table
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
shoji (paper sliding door)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
just a minute; small quantity
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Carpi (Italy); Kalpi (India)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe