maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
birthday party; birthday meet-up
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
choices; alternatives; options
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)