good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
wedded life; married life
flowing south (e.g. of a river)
a cut above; one step above
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to get strong; to gain strength
Chinese-style spare ribs (esp. pork, also beef or lamb), breaded and fried
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
several hours; a few hours
I'm stuffed; that was good; what a meal
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
table manners; dining etiquette
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
relation; connection; affinity
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to take away; to carry away
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
with a splash; with a plop
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext