middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
chit; sales slip; voucher
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
not caring; not giving a damn
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
how; in what way; by what means
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
question; inquiry; enquiry
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of