decision; determination; resolution
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
cooking; food preparation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
having said that; on the other hand
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
about when; about what time; how soon
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)