setting a place; setting the table
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to cease; to stop; to be over
large serving; large portion
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
having said that; be that as it may
light; easy; non-serious; minor
last night; yesterday evening
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lie down; to throw oneself down
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to slap; to strike; to spank
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
in person; personally; directly
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize