to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
earnings from a part-time job
househusband; stay-at-home dad
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
somebody who is bad at horse-riding; a fidgety, restless person
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
standard; set; routine; decided
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
(spaghetti alla) carbonara