block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
drinking like a fish and eating like a horse; eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
eating quickly; speed-eating
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
less than ...; smaller ...
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood