counter seat; seat at the counter
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
fare adjustment machine; ticket adjustment machine
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
cash payment; paying in cash
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
study; learning; tutorial
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
fish-based cooking; fish dish
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
French; French food; French cuisine
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
large serving; large portion
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
failure; mistake; blunder
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road