eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
considerably; fairly; quite
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
shoji (paper sliding door)
one thin flat object; one sheet
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to relax; to feel at home
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
present continuous tense; present progressive form
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
regional cuisine; local cuisine
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
with a friendly grin; smilingly
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
custom; common practice; habit