patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
restaurant that only serves set meals
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
fried potato; French fries; chips
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
will not do; do not; does not
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
customer traffic; customers; custom
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
independent action; acting alone
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
immediately; right away; on the spot
threatening letter; intimidating letter
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom