dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
verbal message; word (from someone)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
invitation; introduction; temptation
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
though; notwithstanding; although
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
door; gate; opening; title page
inside; interior; inner part
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by