tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
information technology; IT
enterprise; business; company; corporation
general manager; director-general
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to feel; to sense; to experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
family; members of a family
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to put into the mouth; to eat
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
how; in what way; how about
pleasant feeling; good vibes
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh