taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
had better ...; had better not ...
newly appointed; inaugural
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
bento; Japanese box lunch
manners; courtesy; etiquette
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
preliminary investigation; preparation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
a considerable number; a fair number
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
in one's own way or style
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to accept; to receive; to agree
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
first-rate; finest quality; the best
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
ardent; passionate; vehement
shriek of delight; cry of joy
don't you think?; indicates question
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)