that's the way it is; such is life
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
chair; stool; post; office; position
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
it's no joke; gimme a break!
looking away; looking aside
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
establishment; settlement
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do