dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
chief; main; principal; important
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
troubled face; worried expression
difficult to ...; hard to ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
every person; every mouth; every entrance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
please sit down; please have a seat
order; command; directions; instructions
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
that is to say; so that means
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
don't worry; no worries; never mind
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
without; but if; otherwise; or else
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
in that manner; like that
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)