opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
participation; joining; entry; adherence
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
and yet; though; when; in spite of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
until now; so far; up to the present
muddy water; red-light district
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the more one looks (at it) the more...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?