serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
a second time; again; once more; twice
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
living thing; organism; creature; biology
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to be frank; to drop all pretense
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up