expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
confections; sweets; candy; cake
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
living room (Western style); sitting room
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to go out and away; to leave
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
low dining table; tea table
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be opposite; to face each other
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
with a friendly grin; smilingly
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
instant; moment; for an instant
to drink up; to drain (cup)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever