mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
each (every) time; whenever
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
side dish; supplementary food
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
finish; end; completion; result
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
home delivery (of food); outside catering
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
woman; female; feminine gender
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention