moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
name plate; name tag; label
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
Christmas Eve; holy night
open; spacious; extensive
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to alternate; to take turns
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric