thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
while; during; while; although; all; both
time; hour; period; class
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
at work; in the midst of work; working
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting