to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
staying the night; lodging (at)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
trouble; bother; annoyance
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
indeed; really; truly; very much
bento; Japanese box lunch
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to approach; to draw near
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
two persons; two people; pair; couple
close; intimate; on good terms
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
next year; next fiscal year
estimate (of costs); budget
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
animal husbandry; livestock industry
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good