absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
3rd day of the month; three days
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
no!; no no!; no, not at all
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
general; popular; common; typical
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
man; male; masculine gender
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess