highball; whisky and soda
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
student accommodation; student dormitory
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
small restaurant; eating house
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
beginning; outset; first; onset
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
since then; from that time; ever since
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be worried; to be troubled
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)