insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
gem; jewel; precious stone
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
all; entire; whole; altogether
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
in the future; another day; later
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
outsider; someone outside of a group
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing