to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
simmering; (boiling) gently
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
chankonabe; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
other side; opposite side; other party
to stare back at; to look back at
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
being very busy; busyness
last call (in bar, restaurant, etc.); last order
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
you (plural); all of you; you all
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to name; to call; to christen; to term
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten