noon; midday; daytime; lunch
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
food and drink; eating and drinking
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to like; to love; to be fond of
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in succession; one by one
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
front; frontage; facade; main
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight