percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to pause; to have a short intermission
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
construction; establishment
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
living by oneself; living alone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
vice; immorality; corruption
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
(telephone) area code (non-local)
local telephone exchange number; local exchange prefix
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to increase; to add to; to augment
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to put someone to work; to make someone work
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
such; this sort of; like this
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to call again; to call someone back
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand