café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
teacher; instructor; professor
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how; in what way; how about
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
no matter how much time passes
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
bento; Japanese box lunch
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to grow up; to become an adult
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest