composed expression; clear face
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
stationing (troops); occupancy
to provide; to supply; to furnish
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
intelligence gathering; information gathering
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
fourth day of the month; four days
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
gradually; slowly but steadily
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
preparation; arrangements
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
cooperation; collaboration
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to pass each other; to cross paths
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper