to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
something; some kind of; for some reason
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
two (long cylindrical things)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...