tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
space (room, area, outer space)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to rush over; to run up to
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
pale; pallid; bluish-white
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
curse; spell; malediction
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care