wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to dye in different colors (colours)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
sour look; surly face; pout
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
bar which also provides meals
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
by myself; in person; by oneself
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)