here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be silent; to say nothing
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
Icebreaker (facilitation)
it is not (like that) either
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
had better ...; had better not ...
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
restaurant with only set meals
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
more than anything; above all else
clientele; customer stratum
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
cost of a meal (or meals)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
depending on; dependent on