custom; habit; customary practice
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
very popular; highly favoured
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
(your) daughter; young woman
greeting; a fine thing to say
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
later on; eventually; afterwards
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be tired of looking at
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious