to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to boil strongly; to be excited
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
apologies for the crude food
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to look around; to survey
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to take a breath; to take a short rest
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
rather; better; instead; if anything
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to raise one's voice; to shout
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
residence; housing; residential building
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
thicket; coppice; brushwood
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)