greeting; a fine thing to say
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
indicate reason; infers some protest
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
at first; in the beginning; originally
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
complete change; about-face
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
senior high school student
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
wrong; different; not like that
back off!; leave me alone!
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
all you have to do is; just; that's all