fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
high; noble; refined; advanced
study; research; investigation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
occasional; infrequent; rare
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
(for one's stomach) to rumble
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
absence; disregard; indifference
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
stomach ache; abdominal pain
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
moaning; muttering; complaining
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to garner interest; to attract attention
to intervene; to stop (something)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
hometown; rural township (of China)
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
covered with; stained; smeared
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
dual personality; split personality