to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
kitchen; financial situation
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
to hide; to conceal oneself
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)