waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to fan; to incite; to instigate
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ignorant of the ways of the world
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
inside one's heart; in one's mind
cooking; food preparation
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
tenth day of the month; ten days
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
(not) even once; (not) ever
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to lose sight of; to miss
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
title of honour; title of honor
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also