tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
swizzle stick; stir stick; cocktail stirrer
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
while; during (the time when)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
presence; sitting with; being with
businesslike; professional
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
both; both sides; both parties
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
wherein; therein; thereinto
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself