company president; manager; director
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
understood; I see; OK; present; here
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hello; good day; good afternoon
all present; all concerned; all of us
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
speaking voice; talking voice
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
honorific/polite/humble prefix
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
(some) more; even more; longer; further
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
older sister; lass; young lady
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting