self-centered; self-centred; selfish
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to talk; to chat; to chatter
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to wring the neck; to strangle
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
congestion (e.g. traffic); overcrowding; convergence (esp. optical)
deep emotion; strong feelings
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
evening meal; dinner; supper
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
how long; how far; how much
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
Western food; Western-style food
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
importance; emphasis; stress
other than; excluding; without
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to carry through; to achieve; to complete