serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
long ago; already; a long time ago
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
participation; joining; entry; adherence
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
feeling; sense; impression
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to approach; to draw near