(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
practice; practising; training; discipline
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
belatedly; though a little too late
(in the same way) as before; as always
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
men and women of all ages
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
a few people; small number of people
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
(another's) daughter; young lady
as stated; verbatim; literally
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
full house; all tables full
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
a pair (of shoes or socks)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
more than usual (usu. time)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence