in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
storefront; front of a store
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
over-the-counter sales; selling over the counter
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
adds force or indicates command
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
while; during; while; although; all; both
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good