heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
correction; rectification; mending; repair
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
aroma candle; aromatic candle
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure