period of time; time slot; time zone
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to have a talk; to tell a story
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
putting into operation; invocation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
how much; how many; to what extent