grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
leisure time; idle moment
loving something but being very bad at it
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
variety of goods; number of articles
meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)
hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)
primness; prim person; clear soup
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
verbal promise; one's word
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
restoration; return to health
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
start of work; commencement; opening
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to keep a watchful eye on
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
age range; age-group; age bracket
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
it hasn't been long since
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much