thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
ship; boat; vessel; craft
to keep a watchful eye on
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
tediously; lengthily; wordily
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
smuggling; contraband trade
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
medical treatment; medical care
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness