around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be erected; to be built
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
tuna donburi; bowl of rice topped with tuna
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be worried; to be troubled
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
still; even now; to this day
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to make an appeal; to urge
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
store interior; inside of a shop
to look around; to survey
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
wooden building; wooden architecture