to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
owner (esp. of a business)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
longing for others; wanting company
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
quarrel; dispute; argument
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact