beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
English(-language) literature; British literature
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
four corners; four ordinal directions
dining; dining room; meal
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
beforehand; in advance; previously
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side