to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
soundproofing; sound insulation
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
hot topic; talk of the town
tide; current; tendency; trend
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
bolero (dance); bolero; shrug
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to come into being; to be born
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
discriminatory; discriminative
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
what proportion; what percentage
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
source of protein; protein source
daily food; regular diet; staple food
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
depiction; description; portrayal
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)