leading part; leading actor; leading actress
entertainment; amusement; fun
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
product name; name of an article
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
unless one ...; if one does not ...
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
(having) same family and personal name
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
senior; elder; person older than oneself
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
array; muster; line-up; full force
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
quantitative; concerning the quantity
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.