to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
maid; helper; help; assistance
father; dad; husband; you; he
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
the opposite direction; the other way
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
serious; not joking; straight
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to move (house); to change residence
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
night view; night skyline; nightscape
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless