reopening; resumption; restarting
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
muddy water; red-light district
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to keep in mind; to memorize
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
middle of the night; dead of night
prohibition; inhibition; ban
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
light vehicle lacking a motor (e.g. cart, bicycle)
distinction; differentiation; classification
left side; left-hand side
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage