near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
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
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
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
indeed; really; truly; very much
bento; Japanese box lunch
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
two persons; two people; pair; couple
close; intimate; on good terms
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
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
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
animal husbandry; livestock industry
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do