glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
optimism; taking an optimistic view
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to sit down; to take a seat
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
hey there; I say; see here
office supplies; stationery
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to become fraught with emotion
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
large serving; large portion
selling separately; not being included in the price
losing weight; slimming; lean person
only; merely; but; no more than
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
independence from parents
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)