dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to pay attention; to be watchful
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
carrying voice; well-projected voice
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)