dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to say; to be called; to do
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
decision; judgment; resolution
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
in addition; besides this; twice
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
early on; earlier on; from early
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
appointed time; timetable; schedule
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
staggering; reeling; tottering
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to approach; to draw near
to knock down; to slap down; to floor