refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
having said that; on the other hand
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
right beside; close to; nearby
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)
spring water; clear (pure) water