new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to arrange (flowers); to plant
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
butterfish (any fish of family Stromateidae, esp. species Pampus punctatissimus); harvestfish; rudderfish
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
how; in what way; I wonder
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
memory; sense; experience
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
plant having four leaves on one stalk
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off