food and drink; eating and drinking
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
the scruff or nape of the neck
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to care for someone; to look after someone
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
high-quality goods; choice goods
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wasteful person; spendthrift
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
caller; visitor; company; guest
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
signature phrase; signature saying
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out