idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
silence (not speaking); muteness
even so; anyhow; at any rate
correction; revision; amendment
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to drink up; to drain (cup)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
fairyland; never-never land
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to pay the bill; to settle an account
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement