to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
(medical) doctor; physician
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
bento; Japanese box lunch
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
food and drink; eating and drinking
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
ability; capability; skill
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
celebrating recovery from illness
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion