café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
in this way; thus; such; uh...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
in comparison to; rather than
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
letter; missive; note; mail
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
very important person; VIP
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
financial muscle; economic clout
organizational capability; organisational capability