reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to appoint; to assign; to designate
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to rise; to erect; to get up
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to accompany; to go with; to go together
silence (not speaking); muteness
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
manly; masculine; like a man
day after day; day by day
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you