family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
instant; moment; for an instant
to be at a loss for words
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
background (of a scene, picture, etc.); background (of an event, person, etc.); circumstances; background music; background (activity)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key