to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to make merry; to be festive
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in that way; like that; that way
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
desperately; for one's dear life
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to take over; to hand over
viewing as a problem; problematizing
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
fifth day of the month; five days
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement