realistic; graphic; true to life
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
feel (of a material); texture
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
pointing out; identification
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
desperation; struggle to the death
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
beyond that point; after that
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
with these words; while saying
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
on hand; readily available
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge