location for closing party
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
filtration; filtering; percolation
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
latex (milky fluid found in plants); milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk
extracurricular activities
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
dramatic role for child; child actor
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
acting ability; talent as a performer
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
island in a pond or river
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
uninhabited island; desert island
totally willing; fully motivated
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
children's story; fairy tale