ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
health; healthy; sound; fit
to drag on; to be delayed
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
as if it were about oneself
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again