being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
restaurant with only set meals
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
ten; 10; ten years of age
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
set meal; special (of the day)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to name; to call; to christen; to term
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary
home area; home town; local
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
attraction; lure; invitation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar