amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
direct connection; direct link
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to keep a watchful eye on
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
talking while standing; standing around talking
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
elopement; running away with a lover
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
journal; magazine; periodical
by sheer strength; by brute force
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
about; concerning; related to; -ish
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
appointment; assignment; promotion