wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
heap; pile; stack; full measure
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
dinner (esp. a formal one)
several years standing; over several years
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
offering a cup (of sake) in return
toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal); drinking to someone's health (or memory)
this occasion; at this time; now
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to employ; to hire; to engage
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...