individual; private person; personal; natural person
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
else; in addition; besides
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
carnivore; carnivorous animal
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
fuel consumption; gas mileage
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
clientele; customer stratum
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
seat at a table; place at a table
menu; schedule; program; menu
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
feeling; sense; impression
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests