dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
village headman; village mayor
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to make an appearance; to show up
to change (one's clothes)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
large amount of money; great cost
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
summertime; summer season
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to steal or sneak or slip into
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
reward; honorarium; remuneration
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)