keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
friction; discord; strife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
fragment; one of the group or party
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Japanese person; Japanese people
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
common people; ordinary people; masses
superiority complex; sense of superiority
now that you say that; now that you mention it
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
so to speak; so to call it; as it were