prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
shop; small store; business; firm
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
antique store; curio store
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
store name; shop name; restaurant name
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
blending of Japanese and Western styles
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup