account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
contrast; antithesis; comparison
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
retail store; retail shop
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
though; notwithstanding; although
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
silence; stillness; quietness
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
apricot seed; apricot kernel
cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
demonstration board (for Go, Shougi, etc.)
domestic pigeon; feral pigeon
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum