light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
double; twice (as much); twofold
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to have a talk; to tell a story
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
great laughter; burst of laughter
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
motherland; fatherland; native country
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to be embarrassed; to lose face
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange