beyond this point; from now on; after this
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
workshop; studio; atelier
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
birth; creation; formation
counter for chairs or seats
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
knowing; (an) acquaintance
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
participation; joining; entry; adherence
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
if it is the case that ...
of all things (days, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious