perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to apologize; to apologise
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
wherein; therein; thereinto
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
insertion; incorporation; infixing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
bank; banking institution
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?