whole story; full picture; full particulars
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
stairs; stairway; staircase
one's possessions; ownership
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to rank next to; to come after
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
power balance; balance of power
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
reproachful; hateful; bitter
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to refuse; to reject; to deny
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
(plain) hot water; boiled water
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to have a meal; to take a meal
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
dish of duck meat cooked with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...