to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
that's true; of course; obviously
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
resolute; determined; bold
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be found; to be discovered
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
commencing with; including
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
question; inquiry; enquiry