evening meal; dinner; supper
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
on duty; at work; while working
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
tipster (in horse racing, etc.); dopester; tout
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
calm; composed; cool; quiet
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to think alike; to get along
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
type of occupation; occupational category
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
society; public; community; social studies
openly; in public; without caring what others think
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
one's free time; one's time off; day off; time-out
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
good humour (humor); good mood
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do