cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
to play a leading role; to play a central part
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
about this time; about now
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
(United States of) America; USA
rice cultivation; rice crop
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
experimental; provisional
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
horseplay; fooling around
branch (store); (street) stall; stand
height of; middle of; full bloom
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in