booking; reservation; making a booking
under the staircase; understairs
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand
clapper; noisemaker; bird rattle; naruko; wooden clapper (held in both hands and shaken)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
front entrance; front door
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
long ago; a long time ago; already
person being waited for; person who waits
to have time free; to have time to spare
to accept (something) with thanks
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to become locked; to lock
smallish; on the small side
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to call together; to convene
striking; remarkable; considerable