waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
company president; manager; director
(your) daughter; young woman
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
arm; skill; efforts; ability
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
when it becomes; when it comes to
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
even though; despite; when
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to feel oneself indebted to
go that far; to that extent
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement