dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to make merry; to be festive
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
serious; severe; grave; acute
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
the opposite direction; the other way
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to accept; to receive; to agree
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
covered in mud; mud-caked
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew