pull; patronage; tug; discount
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
lapel badge; collar badge
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
small part (of the whole)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
government official; clerk
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
firmly; solidly; heartily
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
return; conclusion; reduction
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to cease; to stop; to be over
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
saltpan; field for drying salt
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
another method; another problem
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove