once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
store interior; inside of a shop
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to feel depressed; to be down
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
share (in a company); stock
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed