practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
dining; dining room; meal
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
regular customer; valued client
newly washed hair; wet hair
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
private citizen; civilian
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
reverse side of a paper; reading between the lines
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
ancient city; former capital
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out