group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
plate of assorted fried food
set meal; special (of the day)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
natto (fermented soybeans)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
menarche; first menstruation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order