dining; dining room; meal
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to do over; to remake; to resume
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
pair; the two; both persons; both things
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
viewer; (television) audience
since then; from that time; ever since
news programme; news program
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
everyday life; daily life
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
inheritance; something given or received
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine