sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
800,000; eight hundred thousand
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sampling food or drink; tasting
(another's) daughter; young lady
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit