dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
shōchū distilled from barley
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
impact of publicity or propaganda
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to become excited; to grow lively
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
problematical statement; controversial statement
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
very great; enormous; serious
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn