bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
polite; courteous; hospitable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
the reason is ...; it is because ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
with these words; while saying
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Engel's coefficient; proportion of one's income spent on food
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be saved up (of money)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to throw on the fire; to burn