guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
neighbourhood; neighborhood
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
port city; harbor city; harbour city
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
two times; twice; two degrees
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
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)
absence; disregard; indifference
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
rest; break; recess; intermission
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
space (room, area, outer space)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
it hasn't been long since
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish