recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
something like ...; something called ...