great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
shellfish; seashell; shell
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
one's house; one's home; one's family
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
drinking place; bar; izakaya; sake-producing area
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to comfort; to console; to amuse
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything