rather; sooner; preferably
only the results matter; it's all about the results
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
expression; presentation; representation; notation
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
directly opposite; right in front
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
free (of charge); gratuitous
day (as in holiday); daytime
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
coffee shop that does not serve alcohol
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
wetting; love affair; lover