remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
interval; step; pitch; key
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
variety of goods; number of articles
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
general; popular; common; typical
to put into the mouth; to eat
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon