while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to talk to oneself; to mutter
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
several people; a few people
to put into the mouth; to eat
ten; 10; ten years of age
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
set meal; special (of the day)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
large serving; large portion
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
red light; stop light; danger signal
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
stepping back; drawing back
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
eccentric; crank; oddball
laughing foolishly; cackling
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to