plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
way of eating; how to eat
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to drink up; to drain (cup)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
these guys; these fellows
manners; behavior; behaviour
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to have a talk; to tell a story
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
observation; survey; watching
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition