to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
sorry to trouble you, but ...; excuse me, but ...; pardon me, but ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to talk; to chat; to chatter
had better ...; had better not ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
president (of a society); chairman
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to say; to be called; to do
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
all of the United States; the whole of the USA; all of North and South America; the entire Americas
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores