witnessing; observing; sighting
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
three; three years of age
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back