even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
variety of goods; number of articles
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
right (to do something); authority; power
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
absorption; suction; attraction