charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
at the window; by the window; next to the window
smoking seat (in a restaurant, train, etc.); smoking section
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
menu; schedule; program; menu
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
number of articles; number of items; quantity
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...