to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
study; research; investigation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to have a meal; to take a meal
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant