here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
literature; books (reference); document
way; method; means; (technical) specification
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
personage; person (deserving of respect)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
trio; gang of three; threesome
packing; crating; packaging
main cause; primary factor