food and drink; eating and drinking
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
natural product; product of nature
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
the same; the said; likewise
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one