dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
function; facility; faculty; feature
something like ...; something called ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
is something that; is that which
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sexual act; sexual intercourse
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
calm; composed; cool; quiet
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
to count; to include in the number
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
minority group (party); minority
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste