holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
from the beginning; from scratch
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
power; might; authority; influence
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
invitation; introduction; temptation
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
food and drink; eating and drinking
evening meal; dinner; supper
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to make merry; to be festive
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
first meeting; first contest between
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil