cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to need; to call for; to require
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
already; now; no longer; not any more
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
region; limits; stage; level
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
natto (fermented soybeans)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
audience; spectator; spectators
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
no, not like that (but like this)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
ill will; malice; evil intent
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to complain; to make a complaint
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to become an expert; to be master at
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to unfold; to unroll; to open
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to send or direct a person to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
strict; close; precise; scrupulous