to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
of no interest; not interested
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
rather; better; instead; if anything
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
per person; per capita; per head
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
clerk at the information desk
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
morning; forenoon; just before noon
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
cold bath; taking a cold bath
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to keep (a person) waiting
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter