dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in one's own way or style
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Japanese person; Japanese people
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to apologize; to apologise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
when it becomes; when it comes to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
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
to be needed; to be wanted
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when