naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
flour; meal; powder; dust
ground barley; cracked barley
ground barley; cracked barley
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to be embarrassed; to lose face
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
kindness; intimacy; friendship
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to put into effect; to put into practice
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
river; stream; River; the ... river
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart