to go out and away; to leave
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
together; at the same time; same; identical
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
preparation; arrangements
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
insolent fellow; rude fellow
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to fall on one's backside
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after