dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
set meal; special (of the day)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
from the beginning; from scratch
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to cut corners; to be shoddy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
great love; passionate affair
regular time; stated period
preparations for returning (home)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
evening meal; dinner; supper
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
previous engagement; prior contract
invitation; introduction; temptation
neighbourhood; neighborhood
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
university student; college student