whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be softened; to calm down
tendency; trend; inclination
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give directions; to issue instructions
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
like this; this sort; this way
with a friendly grin; smilingly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
this sort of; this type of
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently