railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
creative cookery; creative cuisine
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
since then; from that time; ever since
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
this world; this life; world of the living
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
had better ...; had better not ...
close; intimate; on good terms
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
very much; very many; more and more
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
each time it happens; at all such times
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander