café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
contract; compact; agreement
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
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
smoking area; smoking corner
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
repechage; revival series
same generation; one's generation
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
back country; remote countryside
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
opening fully; full throttle; full power
punch-line (of story or joke)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
reward; honorarium; remuneration