to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
supply; supplying; replenishment
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
woman; lady; adult female
opposite side; other side; other party
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
this, that and the other; this and that
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
left side; left-hand side
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
largest class; top category