showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
morning and evening; all the time
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
time; hour; season; time of the year
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
assorted grains; cereals; millet
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
such; like that; in that way
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn