measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
to have a talk; to tell a story
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
great laughter; burst of laughter
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
horseplay; fooling around
attendance; presence; appearance
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to set (sun); to become dark
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to state; to express; to mention
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
something; something or other; something something
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone