unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
in the same way as; just like
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
same; similar; (just) like; equal
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
enemy territory; hostile place
right in the center (centre)