counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
three times; thrice; third (interval)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
standard; set; routine; decided
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
young bird; fledgling; chick; (young) chicken
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
center half; centre half; channel; Order of the Companions of Honour (British order)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset