safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
criticism; critique; review; commentary
room allocation; assignment of rooms
as usual; as is one's habit
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
more than usual; especially; particularly
in search of; in order to look for
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
support; backing; patronage
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
manned; occupied; piloted
good-natured; of good character
to have an uneasy conscience
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
each individual; each person
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
volatilization; volatilisation