long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
coincident with; while; simultaneously
construction; establishment
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
decision; determination; resolution
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
given (e.g. conditions); given thing; data; sense datum
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
chief (of police); head (of office)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix