figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
junior high school student; middle school pupil
probability; likelihood; chances
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to remain married for life
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at that time; in those days
to be conspicuous; to stand out
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
worthy of special mention
rather; better; instead; if anything
detestable; despicable; abhorrent