to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
shoji (paper sliding door)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
standard; basis; principle
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
four-legged tray for festive food
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
such ... as; or some such
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach