beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
fat; tallow; lard; grease
new building; new construction
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
front; frontage; facade; main
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
one example of (when there are more examples)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
television viewer; TV audience
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run