takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
eating; bite (in fishing)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
waste-water container (tea ceremony)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
caller; visitor; company; guest
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
leadership skill; leadership ability
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
outward appearance; apparent
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to think too much; to be over-concerned
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
one's principles and position
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
foundation stone; cornerstone
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
another kind; different kind; distinct species
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely