café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
senior high school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
almost; roughly; approximately
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)