pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
wireless local area network; wireless LAN; WLAN
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to take away; to carry away
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
shop; small store; business; firm
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be damaged; to receive damage
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
window; window (shop display)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
craving; longing; thirsting
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
transactions; dealings; business
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty