full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
maid; helper; help; assistance
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot magistrate
person who takes charge of cooking at a group teppanyaki meal; (lit.) griddle magistrate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
another; different; something else
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sōmen; fine white noodles
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
interest (in something); enthusiasm
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
garbage chute; trash chute; rubbish chute; refuse chute
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do