reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
matter of concern and interest
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to differ; to vary; to disagree
guardhouse; detention barracks
Procyon (star in the constellation Canis Minor); Alpha Canis Minoris
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to mistake (A for B); to misread
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to put into the mouth; to eat
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
food and drink; eating and drinking
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing