calamity; misfortune; disaster
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
beginning; outset; first; onset
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to eat up; to consume (completely)
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
blending of Japanese and Western styles
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)