aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
regular customer; valued client
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
veil of darkness; curtain of night
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
growing child's hearty appetite
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
what's that?; what the...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
growth period (in children)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
this and that; such and such
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
greater than ...; bigger ...
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
close; intimate; on good terms
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to be softened; to calm down
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown