to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
servant; manservant; menial
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
proposal; offer; request; application
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
sharing; division; draw; tie
the other day; lately; recently
garden (esp. with trees); park
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact