silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
consideration; sympathy; compassion
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
return of something; repayment
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
magnetism; magnetic force
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to ask; to enquire; to query
finish; completion; the end
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
old age; old person; the old; the aged
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to mix; to stir; to blend
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
casting; cast-metal object
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat