noon; midday; daytime; lunch
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to become empty; to be emptied
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to pass (of time); to elapse
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
Japanese person; Japanese people
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
second day of the month; two days
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
family; members of a family
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off