master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
calamity; misfortune; disaster
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
eight (long cylindrical things)
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
binge eating; stress eating
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
earnestly; immediately; exactly
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
manners; behavior; behaviour
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to be sticky; to be close together
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
confections; sweets; candy; cake
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
towering; astonishingly high
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to be conspicuous; to stand out
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
store; reserve; stock; savings