competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
expression; look; countenance; face
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
talking while standing; standing around talking
to miss a chance; to fail to do
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
charming; fascinating; attractive
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to crouch; to squat; to cower
extermination; annihilation
not yet known; unknown; strange
sudden impulse; passing fancy
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable