to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
nothing but; none other than
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
Motomachi Station (Hyōgo)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
even though; despite; when
with a friendly grin; smilingly
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
French; French food; French cuisine
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
Szechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post