waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
first thing in the morning
superintendence; supervision; administration
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
secret story; unknown episode
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
moment by moment; hour by hour
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to drink up; to drain (cup)
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
refreshing rain once in ten days
to squeeze out; to wring out