cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
question; inquiry; enquiry
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
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)
things at hand; personal belongings
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
ancient Japanese ladies' hairstyle
to rest one's chin in one's hands
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...