at work; in the midst of work; working
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
close; intimate; on good terms
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
rich person; wealthy person
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
very rich person; the super rich
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
winter vacation (holidays)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
(political) administration; political power
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
legendary; folkloric; traditional
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to awake from one's sleep
estimate (of costs); budget
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing