disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have a talk; to tell a story
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
direct debit; account-to-account transfer
playing cards; mahjong tiles made of animal bone
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
best pupil; leading disciple
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
for personal or private use; opinionated
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
impromptu drawing composed at a gathering
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
good humour (humor); good mood
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)