to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
caller; visitor; company; guest
village; hamlet; countryside; country
dinner (esp. a formal one)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
high; noble; refined; advanced
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
solitary island; isolated island
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
several varieties; several kinds; several species
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
classifying in patterns; typification
reading matter; reading material
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit