full-course dinner; multicourse meal
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
(how) many times; (how) often
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
long ago; previous; of a former age
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
cold storage; refrigeration
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
dull sound; muffled sound
here and there; everywhere
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to forget completely; to leave behind
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut