why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to employ; to hire; to charter
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
without; but if; otherwise; or else
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
back off!; leave me alone!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so