end; close; conclusion; termination
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to feel hungry; to get hungry
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
old friend; old acquaintance
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to make a lasting impression
why; how; for what reason
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to press a question; to cross-examine
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow