suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to turn completely into; to become completely
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
syllabary; phonetic symbol
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to gather; to collect; to assemble
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
for a while; for some time; for a period
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)
a short while ago; already
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to employ; to hire (a servant)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
warming up sake; warmed sake
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
kitchen; financial situation
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn