a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
calm; composed; leisurely
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
all; entire; whole; altogether
customer relations; serving (helping, attending to, waiting on) customers
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
sorry; excuse me; thank you
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
radiant smile; contented smile
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to push (something) against
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
training room (hall); gymnasium
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry