modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
male instincts; male frivolity
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
one of these days; someday; one day
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
crash; smash; crunch; bang
top of the head; crown of the head
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
late at night; small hours of the morning
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
questions and answers; dialogue