cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
to put into the mouth; to eat
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to collect; to assemble; to gather
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
health; healthy; sound; fit
prayer (for something); supplication
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing