to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
restaurant with only set meals
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
although I say; although one might say; although called
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
space (room, area, outer space)
to have a meal; to take a meal
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
wintertime; winter season
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
memories; recollections; reminiscence
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that's the way it is; such is life
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
difficult to eat; unpalatable
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify