dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
never mind!; don't worry about it
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
food and drink; eating and drinking
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
elder sister; effeminate man
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
possibility of participation; participation possibility
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to try to do; to attempt to do
by sheer strength; by brute force
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
wherein; therein; thereinto
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
rebellious phase; rebellious age
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence