business; trade; operations; sales
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
face; looks; vestiges; trace
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
club activities; extracurricular activities
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed