dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
when it becomes; when it comes to
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
one day; (on) a certain day
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
chair; stool; post; office; position
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
thereupon; shortly thereafter
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father