dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
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)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to raise one's voice; to shout
health; healthy; sound; fit
to congratulate; to celebrate
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to rise; to erect; to get up
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)