one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
third-year student; third-year pupil
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to unfold; to unroll; to open
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
use; utilization; utilisation; application
main party (of the night); first party
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
participant; entrant; player; competitor
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
nonparticipation; nonattendance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
24 hours; twenty-four hours
business; trade; operations; sales
menu; schedule; program; menu
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
all you can drink; bottomless cup
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
jungle; jungle; jungle music
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
list price; regular price; established price
800,000; eight hundred thousand
yen (currency of Japan); circle
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry