just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
to be intimate with; to befriend
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
unexpectedly; surprisingly
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
nature; property; disposition
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
social meeting place; watering hole
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
some people; a few people; several people
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
how; in what way; how about; questionable
distribution channel; channel of distribution
to indicate; to show; to point to
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar