condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
while; even though; despite
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
within the jurisdiction of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
returning from school; going home from school
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
of course; certainly; naturally
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
counter seat; seat at the counter
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
ten; 10; ten years of age
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase