drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
brown; light brown; tawny
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
first thing in the morning
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
motive power; driving force
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
standing close together; bristling (with)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)