friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
something like ...; something called ...
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to half-rise to one's feet
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to taste; to try (food or drink)
order-taking; salesperson
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
with a bump; with a clunk
to press against each other; to huddle together
female university student; female college student
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
routine work; everyday work
sexy; popular; well-liked