sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
hey; listen; look here; I say
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to exaggerate; to overstate
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
item; article; dish; course; finest item
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
standard; set; routine; decided
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
manly; masculine; like a man
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...