plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
every person; each one; everybody
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
outward appearance; apparent
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
these days; nowadays; recently
clattering; (with a) clunk
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
family-oriented; familial
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
natto (fermented soybeans)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)