service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to become better; to improve
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
offense and defense; offence and defence
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
what do you want?; can I help you?
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
migration; move; emigration; immigration
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
transactions; dealings; business
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper