dining; dining room; meal
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
common people; ordinary people; masses
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to look around; to look towards (us)
young elephant; baby elephant
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
division into equal parts; equal parts
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
color gamut; colour gamut
association of like-minded people
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
quick work; (clever) feat
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
prejudice; bias; distorted view
left-hand radical of a character
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)