thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
well-bred; of good upbringing
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
interruption; suspension; break
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to complain; to lodge a complaint
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response