vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to be free; to be available
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
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)
now that; since; so long as; because
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
hygiene; sanitation; health
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be sticky; to be close together
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
store interior; inside of a shop
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
food and drink; eating and drinking
clientele; customer stratum
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)