essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
at first; in the beginning; originally
good-natured person; nice person
rare; extraordinary; singular
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
alone; by oneself; on one's own
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
front entrance; front door
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to settle one's account; to pay a bill
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
shopping; purchased goods
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
reason; cause; circumstances
tension; mental strain; nervousness
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about