dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
chair; stool; post; office; position
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
but; however; provided that
to be erected; to be built
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to become better; to improve
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be conspicuous; to stand out
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
always; all the time; never; usual; regular