second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
dining; dining room; meal
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
visa; endorsing (e.g. a passport); stamping
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
newspaper story (article, account)
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
great war; great battle; world war
volume of water kept in store
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
excellent plan; best policy
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
too (much); overly; excessively
to be too numerous; to be too much
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap