popular person; favorite; favourite
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
at; in; at; when; by; with
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
free time; time at leisure
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
is something that; is that which
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
set meal; special (of the day)
cut end; section; opening; slit
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability