to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to come and go; to go back and forth
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to go past; to pass; to pass by
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
as (for); for; in the capacity of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to