company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
manly; masculine; like a man
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
tingling; stinging; pungently
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to refer to; to use as reference
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
affectation; showiness; pretence
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent