café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
presumption; assumption; estimation
metre; meter; meter; gauge
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
university student; college student
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
two (long cylindrical things)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
little finger; pinky; little toe
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
boy; son; baby boy; young man
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
healthy; sound; wholesome
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
tied island; land-tied island
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san