to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
partly open; in half bloom
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
way of eating; how to eat
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
presence; sitting with; being with