business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
green car (Japan Railway's 1st class)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to relax; to feel at home
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
professional job; profession
region; limits; stage; level
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
hairline; borders of the hair
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably