contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
one's house; one's home; one's family
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
enactment; establishment; creation
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
treating someone like a child
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
prayer (for something); supplication
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
that is to say; so that means
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to run around; to bustle about
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high