to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
dispenser; vending machine; cash dispenser
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
(a person's) family background; lineage
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
receipt; cash-register slip
bill (at a restaurant); check
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
sun; saint; San (people); son
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
on one hand; on the other hand
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
fall; drop; descent; coming down
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart