refusal; rejection; denial; veto
having said that; on the other hand
dining; dining room; meal
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
space (room, area, outer space)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dwelling; house; residence; address
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
kitchen; financial situation
direct connection; direct link
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
and; thereupon; because of that
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to look forward to something
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
new menu item; new dish on a menu
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen