hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
pointing out; identification
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
the lower classes; the common people
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion