tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
setting a place; setting the table
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
perfect; complete; flawless
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
senior high school student
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
suffix for familiar person
next; following; subsequent; stage; station