birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
end; tip; extremities; terminal
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
counter seat; seat at the counter
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
seat at a table; place at a table
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
by myself; in person; by oneself
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long