far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
imagination; supposition; guess
nonchalantly; without a care
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
participation; joining; entry; adherence
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
drama; theatre; theater; play
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
to set up shop; to open a store
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament