reception room; parlor; parlour
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
health; healthy; sound; fit
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
good; goodness; right; virtue
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
patience; endurance; perseverance
seller; vendor; exhibitor
to throw away; to abandon
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
primary school; elementary school; grade school
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
female bus driver; female bus conductor
essence; true nature; substance; reality
contemporary life; present-day life
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus