to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
continuation; succession; series
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
supply; supplying; replenishment
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
point in common; common feature
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to feel inferior; to feel small
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is