guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
late at night; small hours of the morning
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
decoration; ornament; trimmings
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
even though; despite; when
English-Japanese translation
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
waiting for the traffic lights to change
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
veil of darkness; curtain of night
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance