banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
rest; break; recess; intermission
interview (e.g. for a job)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
accept one who comes to you
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to forget completely; to leave behind
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cooperation; coordination; link
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
item; article; dish; course; finest item
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)