leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
home delivery (of food); outside catering
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this and that; such and such
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish