necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
left side; left-hand side
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to become locked; to lock
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to jar; to creak; to grate
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
evening meal; dinner; supper
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight