individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
suddenly; all of a sudden
to push (something) against
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
and then; and so; and; so then
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
approximate age; age range
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in