primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
leader; central personage
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
outward; superficial; external; apparent
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
one bow; one salute; one greeting
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
thousands; several thousand
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
business discussion; negotiation
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to palm off; to force a sale
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise