class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
covered with; stained; smeared
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
tone (of voice); manner of talking
calamity; misfortune; disaster
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
such; like that; that sort of; very
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
gas cartridge stove; portable stove; camp stove
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to pass (of time); to elapse
not caring; not giving a damn
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on