fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
exploitation; overuse; abuse
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
having gone too far to turn back
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to pay the bill; to settle an account
adaptation (from); rebaking
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)