to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
senior high school student
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
student (esp. a university student)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
name; given name; first name
near; close; beside; third person
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still