rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
all-night vigil over a body; wake
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
a great variety of; diversity
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
well-cooked; well-done; browned
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to stiffen; to become stiff
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)