though; notwithstanding; although
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
counter seat; seat at the counter
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
conviction; belief; confidence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story