sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
front; frontage; facade; main
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
tension; mental strain; nervousness
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
meaning; significance; sense
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
helping hand; help; support; aid
in comparison to; rather than
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
such; this sort of; like this