evening meal; supper; dinner
preparation; arrangements
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
complete collection; large collection; complete works
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
of course; certainly; naturally
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to compose; to put together
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
recuperation; medical treatment
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
indeed; really; truly; very much
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
example; illustration; precedent
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to see through; to see the true nature of something
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
hello; good day; good afternoon