opposite side; other side; other party
meal ticket; meal voucher
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
house across the street; neighbor across the street
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
leafy vegetables; green vegetables
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to stop talking; to be silent
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to force open; to push open
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
locals; local inhabitants
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit