set meal; special (of the day)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
wall with exposed timber pillars
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
in this way; thus; such; uh...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
company; corporation; workplace
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow