tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
free (of charge); gratuitous
to attempt; to test; to try out
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
for your information; I'm telling you
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
relatively; comparatively
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
father; dad; husband; you; he
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
(another's) daughter; young lady
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
how many years; how long; what year
transfer student; student changing schools
scuba; self-contained under-water breathing apparatus
during; for the duration of
to have an eye on; to zero in on
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
failing mark; failing grade
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into