staff cafeteria; staff canteen
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
but; however; although; though
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
summertime; summer season
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
suffix for familiar person
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
branch manager; manager of a branch office
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)