hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
counter for choices, options, etc.
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
business hours; opening hours; office hours
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
threat; intimidation; menace
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to need; to call for; to require
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to state; to express; to mention
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though