to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to encamp; to take up positions
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
influence (on someone); inspiration
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to boost; to force up; to push up
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
originally; by nature; from the start