rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to make merry; to be festive
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
about here; in this neighborhood
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
mining; digging; working (a mine)
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
article; item; thing; goods; wares
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
new building; new construction
one's post; place of work; workplace
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
as usual; as is one's habit