principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
of course; certainly; naturally
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
perception; sensing; noticing
a little bit; a little while
one person; another name; nickname; alias
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to watch intently; to stare
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
shopping; purchased goods
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up